Resignation Letter with Handover Summary

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A resignation letter with a handover plan

For employees leaving roles with ongoing responsibilities

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[Your Name]
[email@example.com] · [Phone]

[Month DD, YYYY]

[Manager Name]
[Manager Title]
[Company Name]

Re: Resignation of [Your Name], [Job Title]

Dear [Manager Name]:

Please accept this letter as notice of my resignation from my position as [Job Title]. My last day of work will be [Month DD, YYYY].

I have listed my current responsibilities and their status on the attached handover summary. I propose that [Name] take over [area] and [Name] take over [area], subject to your approval.

Between now and my last day I will [complete specific tasks] and meet with each person named in the summary to review open work. After I leave, I can answer questions by email until [date], if that is useful.

Please let me know whom to contact about final pay, benefits, and returning company equipment.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

Attachment: Handover summary

Handover summary

[Your Name], [Job Title] · Last day: [Month DD, YYYY]

RESPONSIBILITY

STATUS

FILES AND ACCESS

HANDOVER TO

NOTES

[Responsibility]

[In progress]

[Folder, system, or link]

[Name]

[Notes]

[Responsibility]

[In progress]

[Folder, system, or link]

[Name]

[Notes]

[Responsibility]

[In progress]

[Folder, system, or link]

[Name]

[Notes]

[Responsibility]

[In progress]

[Folder, system, or link]

[Name]

[Notes]

[Responsibility]

[In progress]

[Folder, system, or link]

[Name]

[Notes]

[Responsibility]

[In progress]

[Folder, system, or link]

[Name]

[Notes]

Accounts and access

  • [System or account]: [who needs access transferred or removed]
  • [System or account]: [action needed]
  • [Shared passwords or keys to rotate: list the systems, not the credentials]

Key contacts

  • [Name], [Organization]: [what they contact you about]
  • [Name], [Organization]: [what they contact you about]