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How is Voluntary Resignation defined in a legal contract?

  • Voluntary Resignation means any employment termination that's neither involuntary nor caused by the employee's death, retirement, early retirement or disability. Seen in 22 SEC filings
  • Voluntary Resignation means an executive's decision to terminate their employment at any time, for any reason, other than due to death, disability or involuntary termination. Seen in 21 SEC filings
  • Voluntary Resignation means the decision of a director or employee to resign voluntarily under circumstances where [organization] wouldn't be entitled to effect a dismissal or termination. Seen in 19 SEC filings
  • Voluntary Resignation means any separation from service not initiated by [organization], other than a resignation for good reason. Seen in 17 SEC filings
  • Voluntary Resignation means the executive voluntarily resigning from [organization], unless they had good reason to resign. Seen in 16 SEC filings
  • Voluntary Resignation means the decision of an executive to voluntarily end their employment with the [organization]. A written notice should be provided stating the date of resignation and whether the executive believes the resignation is for a good reason. Seen in 14 SEC filings
  • Voluntary Resignation means any employment termination that's not initiated by [organization] or any subsidiary except for a resignation with good reason. Seen in 13 SEC filings
  • Voluntary Resignation means any termination of an executive's employment with [organization] on their own initiative, excluding cases of retirement or termination for good reason.
    Seen in 12 SEC filings

Note: The Genie AI Legal Assistant pulled this data out of the SEC EDGAR Database of 500,000 records from the past 22 years of filings. We regularly update this page as new filings and definitions come in.

Search EDGAR for 'Definitions of voluntary resignation' yourself to verify these results. We are always keen to point people to source documents.

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🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

Genie Definition 1

  • Voluntary Resignation means an employee's own decision to finish their employment, excluding cases of death, disability, involuntary termination, early and regular retirement.

Relevant Contract Type

Relevant Circumstances

  • Employee deciding to leave the position
  • Negotiating terms and conditions of employment
  • Renegotiating service agreements

Relevant Sectors

Genie Definition 2

  • Voluntary Resignation means providing a written notice by the employee with the date of termination and specifying if the termination is due to a justified reason.

Relevant Contract Type

Relevant Circumstances

  • Termination of contract due to confidentiality breaches
  • Discussion of sensitive business secrets and information
  • Ending of a consulting period or contract

Relevant Sectors

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