Leaving the council

Page updated: 11/08/2026

If you decide to leave your job, we need you to hand in a formal resignation letter via your manager.

You are required to give one week's notice to end your contract of employment with us during your probationary period. Following completion of the probationary period, the minimum period of notice is the length of your normal pay period, i.e. the time between one pay period and the next (4 weeks or one month).

If you are employed in a NJC Grade ‘I-O’ or a JNC Chief Officer post, your contract of employment may require you to give a minimum period of three months’ notice to end your employment. Notice periods can be waived by mutual agreement. Please contact the People Services Section should you require further information.

Note to managers, if you have a member of staff that is leaving the council you will need to complete a “termination of employment” form and return it to CE HR People Man / CE HR Schools Team.

If you wish to retire, apply for severance or have been notified that your post is being made redundant please see the relevant pages below.

Retirement

When you reach your state pension age you can opt to retire from your employment with us. If you are a member of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) you are entitled to receive immediate payment of unreduced pension benefits.

Retirement

Severance

The Severance Scheme provides financial support to you if you leave your employment early due to efficiency. The Severance Scheme applies to all our employees who have a minimum of 2 years qualifying service except those employed locally by schools.

Severance

Redundancy

We are committed as far as possible to providing a stable and secure working environment to you. However, there may be times where our roles, work, new technology and organisational changes which then requires redundancies.

Redundancy

Leaving the council

HR

Behaviour and Standards

Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence

Employee relations

Employee Support

Equality & Diversity

Flexible Working and Job Share

Jobs & Careers

Leave and absence