hand in your notice

Meaning

To "hand in your notice" means to formally inform your employer, usually in writing, that you intend to leave your job. This starts your notice period (often two weeks or a month) before your official final day. It is the standard, polite, and professional way to say you are quitting.

Examples

• After finding a job with a higher salary, she decided to hand in her notice.

  After finding a job with a higher salary, she decided to hand in her notice.

• I'm going to hand in my notice tomorrow morning because I can't stand the long commute anymore.

  I'm going to hand in my notice tomorrow morning because I can't stand the long commute anymore.

• He had to hand in his notice a month in advance as required by his contract.

  He had to hand in his notice a month in advance as required by his contract.

• Before you hand in your notice, make sure you have signed the contract for your next job.

  Before you hand in your notice, make sure you have signed the contract for your next job.

• She felt a sense of relief the moment she handed in her notice to her manager.

  She felt a sense of relief the moment she handed in her notice to her manager.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I gave my notice paper to the boss yesterday.

  ✓ I handed in my notice to the boss yesterday.

  The natural English idiom is "hand in your notice" or "give your notice," not "give notice paper."

• ✗ He handed out his notice because he got a new job.

  ✓ He handed in his notice because he got a new job.

  "Hand out" means to distribute to many people (like flyers). "Hand in" means to submit something to an authority figure.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I have decided to ___ because I accepted a new job offer.

  💡 Formally resign from my current position (use "my").

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  hand in my notice

• If you want to leave, you need to ___ at least two weeks before your last day.

  💡 Formally notify your employer of your resignation.

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  hand in your notice