What is the usual/acceptable way to resign from a job?

[BigBoysDontCry]

I know it shouldn't be complicated but just wondered what it's usual to do.

This is for my son who works part time for a well known supermarket. He is autistic and has social anxiety issues so him going to the manager and simply telling him is not going to happen. He also doesn't feel comfortable finding him to give him a letter.

He's looked at his contract and whilst it states the notice period needed, it doesn't say how they expect the notice to be given.

I've worked for over 40 years and weirdly I've never resigned a job, I've either been internally promoted or made redundant.

He's planning on giving a bit more than the minimum required notice. Is it okay to email?

Would he be comfortable giving his letter to another colleague or supervisor to pass on?

Could he not e-Mail?

I resigned by e-Mail after 20 years in post. I’m sure it’s acceptable

Thanks, I don't think so, as far as I understand, he's barely spoken to a soul in the nearly 2 years he's been there.

Thanks, sounds like email will be okay then. It's what I'd do in my office job but as this is a shop based role, I'm really not sure how often they look at email.

I would speak to my immediate boss/supervisor to let them know it's coming, but IME most resignations are done by email now.

Yes, email would be fine. I've always broken it to managers face to face first, but clearly not an option here. Its not a big deal, especially for this kind of work.

I resigned recently by email.
Short and factual, giving 4 weeks notice and stating my last working day.

The Managers will be looking at email regularly.

Just a brief email with his name, date he wants to resign from, perhaps a sentence or two saying what he enjoyed working for them and why he is moving on if it's generally positive but that isn't necessary.

Supermarket managers will check their emails regularly

Fabulous. Thanks all.

Yes, was thinking just his detailss/staff number and something saying basically here's my notice and my last working shift will be X.

And maybe a thank you or whatever.

He's not moving onto anything really, he just can't keep working there as it's making him really anvious and depressed and it hasn't helped him in any positive way. He will need to find something else more appropriate and we are working on that and I can support him in the meantime

We both think that resigning now gives them the chance to include his shifts in their Christmas temp recruitment which is how he started in the first place.