"I Resign With Immediate Effect"

An employee resigning, especially due to unpalatable circumstances such as habitual non- payment/past-due payment of salaries or unfair labour practices by employer, can be a truly unsavoury event with the employee having to grapple with the emotional, economic and social consequences of such action. If the employee resigns with immediate effect, does the employee lose all earned salaries or benefits outstanding? Coupled with the unsavoury consequences above, a misunderstanding of the position of law about the issue may further compound the employee's problems. Recently, the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) was confronted with the task of determining the right of an employee as to earned salary and employee benefits upon immediate resignation.