R2-5A-1001. Voluntary Separation

A. Resignation. An employee may terminate employment with the state by submitting a written resignation to the agency head. An employee should submit a resignation at least 10 business days prior to the effective date of the resignation. If an employee resigns orally, the agency head shall confirm the resignation in writing. An agency head may refuse to accept a resignation and separate the employee pursuant to R2-5A- 1002. B. Job abandonment. An agency head may consider an employee to have voluntarily resigned from employment with the agency when the employee is absent from duty for three consecutive workdays or equivalent without proper authorization.