Quitting the crazy job

[creampuff]

I'm in a job which has not worked out. The great news is I have found another job and I am going to quit my current job.

I do not trust the company, which has treated other staff who left poorly. The company may wish to enforce any/every clause in the contract.

There are less than 10 people working here, so these questions may seem silly given that everyone knows what everyone else is doing, but I want to make sure nobody can say 'ahh you haven't really given notice to the right person' or anything similar.
So:

The contract says "notice in writing". Is email sufficient for this or should this also be a letter? If a letter, then who should the letter be addressed to? The contract does not state who letters should be addressed to. The director, who I assume is an authorised person to receive such a letter, is on leave. Can I just hand it to the secretary?

[meehaja]

immediate manager, HR manager, written in a printed out, signed letter.

[Beetnik]

/\ This /\ - with a copy emailed to the secretary so you have a permanent record.

[anonymous-user]

Email it to whoever you report to. Print out email. Confirm any subsequent face to face resolutionsv agreed with your employer via email, also printed out and kept.

[4x4Tyke]

A Company is considered a separate legal entity. The written contract must include the name of the two parties. One will be your name the other should be the company. It is perfect reasonable to send the resignation letter to the company by name and using any reasonable communications medium the company can be shown to use. It is the companies responsibility to ensure any communication it receives reaches the appropriate person once delivered.

[347Andy]

I was always told that a letter giving notice should be addressed to " to who it may concern".

[Flooble]

If there are only ten of you, then a global email would seem to be a reasonable way to cover yourself. On top of written letters to HR (whoever you think that may be), immediate line manager, finance director, managing director and if the company is that top heavy, your divisional director.

[andy-xr]

Overthinking.

Whoever you'd go to for your holidays to get signed off, or who you'd shout at if you didnt get paid. Give it to them on email or a letter