Once a person has made the decision to retire from the current place of employment, it is important that they send their employer an official retirement letter. This will avoid any confusion between the employee and the employer and make the retirement process smoother. There are several online sites that offer a sample retirement letter to help write an appropriate letter.Before writing a
. retirement letter, an employee must first know to whom the letter should be written. Often times there may be several people who the employer may want to receive a letter, such as the CEO of the company, the human resource department and their supervisor. In this case, the employers should write one letter to the highest ranking employee and send the others a copy and cc them at the bottom of the letter.Another important factor is what type of information to include in a retirement letter. The employee should be sure to include the name of the person receiving the letter, the date the letter is written, number of years of service, official date of retirements and their own name, work ID number and current contact information, including an address.This letter should be clear and concise and stick to the facts. A short paragraph to show the employee's gratitude to the company is appropriate, but should not be too lengthy. The employee will also want to write what their intentions are for returning company property and if they plan to continue on with the company insurance plans.An employee should make a copy of their retirement letter before they submit it to their employer. This may help in case the employer were to misplace the letter or there is a dispute about the retirement package. Most companies have regulations on how much notice is require before leaving one's position. Generally, this is two or four week, but each employee should check their company policies and submit the letter in a timely manner.
