Contact HR or Payroll: If you haven't already, try reaching out to the human resources (HR) department or payroll department of your past employer. They may have procedures in place for issuing termination letters or may be able to assist you in obtaining the letter.
While not required by law in Florida, providing a termination letter or document to the employee is advisable to help protect the employer in case of legal action.
But what if your soon-to-be-former employer didn't provide you with a written notification? You may be wondering if it's legal to terminate your employment without official documentation. The answer, as we'll see in a moment, is: “Yes—most of the time.”
Discharge: If an employee is discharged for reasons such as poor performance, misconduct, or violation of company policies, a termination letter is mandatory. This letter should detail the reasons for the discharge and any supporting evidence or documentation.
Ask your former employer for a letter of termination, if they will not provide it, write a letter to the former employer and basically sumarize in the letter your resignation and tell them you are writing to confirm in writing your resignation from employment on whatever date you resigned.
Ask your former employer for a letter of termination, if they will not provide it, write a letter to the former employer and basically sumarize in the letter your resignation and tell them you are writing to confirm in writing your resignation from employment on whatever date you resigned.
Florida is an at-will state. Absent a contract or collective bargaining agreement, the employer or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice.
Proving Just Cause: Employer's Burden An employer must establish that the employee's misconduct was so severe that it fractured the employment relationship beyond repair. This burden of proof is not an easy one to meet. The employer must first provide clear evidence of the employee's misconduct.
Generally, termination letters should include: Date of the letter. Employee and company name. Name of the manager or executive handling the dismissal. Reason for termination. Date when employment ends. Previous verbal or written warnings (when dismissing for cause) List of company property to be returned.
A notice of termination is what an employer uses to notify an employee as to the end of their employment contract. More broadly, it may also refer to the formal notification of the end of a contract between two or more parties.