People quit their jobs at various times and for various reasons.
Often, when a worker quits his/her job they provide their employer
with a written letter or an email confirming their decision to
resign on a specified future date with the intention of continuing
to work until that date.
Generally speaking, when an individual voluntarily exits the
workplace by resigning their employment, the employer is relieved
from any obligation to pay severance. As the act of resignation
effectively extinguishes a worker's right to seek severance,
the courts require that for a resignation to be effective it must
be "clear and unequivocal." Put differently, there can be
no ambiguity as to whether the individual truly intended to quit
his or her job. Where ambiguity does arise in this regard it is
likely be resolved in favour of the employee, with the court
deeming the cessation of employment to be a termination and
requiring that the employer pay severance in accordance with
