Use this examples if you are going to resign from your job. Don’t forget to amend this letter as suitable before sending to your employer or manager.
Leaving to Have a Baby Resignation letter.
Maternity Resignation Letter Example
Dear <Recipients name>,
As set out in my contract, I hereby serve you with my full notice to bring to an end my employment with <enter company name here> as a <enter job title here>. The period in my contract is <enter notice period here>, therefore I will be leaving my role on the <enter date here>.
I am now just <enter time until due date here> away from my due date, and unfortunately I have decided not to return to work after my maternity leave has finished.
I spent a lot of time coming to this decision but have decided it is best for me and my child if I do not return to work. Please note that I will do whatever I can to make my leaving as easy as possible for all those involved.
I wish everybody at the company all of the best in the future and I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to work with <enter the company name here>.
Yours Sincerely,
<Enter name here>
Maternity Resignation Example
Mrs Jane Brown
1 High Street
Sometown
X1 2YZ
Mr J Adams
Resourcing Manager
ABC Solutions
147 The Street
Anytown
Z9 8YX
(Date)
Dear Mr Adams
Please accept this letter as formal notice that I wish to resign from my position as Telephone Support Adviser within ABC Solutions, with effect from the date above, as I am expecting a child, due on (insert date), and wish to spend time raising my young family.
I understand that I am required to give you four weeks’ notice of my intentions; therefore my leaving date will be (insert date), when I am 38 weeks pregnant. I believe I have accrued five days of annual leave that I have not taken yet. If possible, I would like to take this leave during my notice period, although if this is not possible, I am happy to accept it paid to me with my final salary.
May I take this opportunity to thank you most graciously for the help, support, and opportunities I have had in time I have worked with you all. It has been a remarkable experience and I feel I have gained a lot of knowledge that I can take with me into my future pursuits.
Should you require any additional information from me, do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
Jane Brown
You should wait until you are fully decided about not going back to work for your resignation letter.
Here is one more Maternity Resignation Example:
Mrs Jane Brown
1 High Street
Sometown
X1 2YZ
Mr J Adams
Resourcing Manager
ABC Solutions
147 The Street
Anytown
Z9 8YX
(Date)
Dear Mr Adams
Please accept this letter as formal notice that I wish to resign from my position as Telephone Support Adviser within ABC Solutions, with effect from the date above, as I am expecting a child, due on (insert date), and wish to spend time raising my young family.
I understand that I am required to give you four weeks’ notice of my intentions; therefore my leaving date will be (insert date), when I am 38 weeks pregnant. I believe I have accrued five days of annual leave that I have not taken yet. If possible, I would like to take this leave during my notice period, although if this is not possible, I am happy to accept it paid to me with my final salary.
May I take this opportunity to thank you most graciously for the help, support, and opportunities I have had in time I have worked with you all. It has been a remarkable experience and I feel I have gained a lot of knowledge that I can take with me into my future pursuits.
Should you require any additional information from me, do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
Jane Brown
If you want to help others then please post your maternity resignation letter here, thank you.
I really wouldnt tender a resignation before going on maternity leave, as unless you can afford to do so they then don’t actually have to pay you maternity pay! – take your maternity leave and during that time if you have fully decided you are not returning to work (or to work with that company) then submit the resignation letter
Don’t decide before you’ve even had the baby what you want to do. Wait until you’ve had the baby and then decide whether you really should or should not go back to work.
You might find that circumstances have changed at the end of your maternity leave and it’s actually okay for you to go back to work. Certain things such as childcare problems are the main issues that stop new mothers going back to work.