The EAT has confirmed that, where an employer accepts the withdrawal of an employee's resignation, continuity of service is retrospectively restored. The resignation is treated as never having been effective, in the same way as a dismissal where a dismissed employee is reinstated on appeal (unless the contract provides otherwise).
As a result, the employee in this case had sufficient service to claim unfair dismissal when she resigned for a second time a few weeks later. (Chelmsford College Corporation v Teal, EAT)
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