WITHDRAWAL OF RESIGNATION TENDER NOTICE

May 2008

An executive staff tendering resignation would like to withdraw it
within tender notice. Is it possible? This is new situation to me as
an HR Manager. My executive staff in charge of IR is very new -- only
3 months in position -- and she is of no help either. Networking did
it. I called my seasoned HR friend. I consulted with my manpower
planning executive who happened to have vast experience in Industrial
Relation matters from her previous position. She is very resourceful
and sweet I must say. (I write about her later -- remind me). I made
reference to an IR Guide I got from attending an HR seminar couple
years ago). So can he withdraw his resignation? The answer is YES but
subject to the management's agreement. It is the management
prerogative. If the management wants him badly they will agree for
him to stay, else off he goes.
I consulted CEO and he agreed to take him back. We felt the key
reason for leaving is not that he is not loyal to the Company or
something like that, but because of other personal matters.

Lesson Learnt: It is an employee right to tender resignation, but in
case of withdrawal of notice of resignation, it is the management
prerogative. We talk about a contract here where two parties agree on
something.