Hi.. i encountered same issue early this month..offer letter signed however my current boss counter offered and same time accomodate my relocation request.
so i just inform the HR / hiring personnel honestly followed by an apology for the inconveniences caused..i reckon u need to do it quick n not delay any longer..
imo ur new emplyer will not want you with them if they have the slightest idea tt you have the intention of leaving the co even before commencement..better to have a no-show than turning up and throwing in ur resignation letter like what, say the 3rd day of you being there..?

plus they wont take the time /spend money to sue you..they need to find someone to fill in ur position pronto
guess HR will probably record down somewhere.. however even if they do, they'll probably discard it after a few years..its not like u r involved in fraud or stole co's $..no big deal, so dun worry here

Did anyone happen to be sued by former company because you didn't abide the contract by giving notice period.

For my company, it's quite often where there's a person who signed the LO and did not turn up for work at the first day. we even need to call the person to ask for the absence reason.

It is better that you get back to them and ask whether they want their offer letter back or not as you already rejected them. If not, you are going to land yourself in hotsoup by adding a bad record to their database.

Oh oh...guess i read this page too late. I was with a company for 4 months. Got sick of the manager and the job. Just left without informing them one month ago. Called up some colleague the next day to tell the superior i quit. Will i be facing any legal issue for not resigning properly?

What can i do now? Should i write a back dated resignation letter?

Does it stated in the offer letter effective date for the offer ?

you can always discuss with the HR

i sort of just leave the office...just like that...left my appointment letter all in there. Dont feel like going back ever. So..no resignation letter or anything. Called this malay guy up to and ask him to inform my manager im quit.

C'mon seriously...what can i do now? What are the consequences? what do u guys suggest?

You'll get blacklisted for sure.

Whether your company take legal action or not, it depends on many factor such as position etc etc . But I think mostly no.

It's all about ethics and professionalism.
Atleast a certain degree of those qualities need to be practiced.

yes, u can be sued. like some of the forumer said, they may not wanna waste such time to sue u lar...but if u were offered by GCH Retail and did not turn up for work, u will be sue.....wanna know y? there's a family member of mine kena liao...kekekek

yup.. i did it too...

but i was a confirmed employee for 1 month. But ended up to see the MG true face where she treat us like ROBOT doing a 10 different task at one. no objective no goal no priority. that was FUQ!! then on the 2nd month work for like 3 days and resign its very mentally and physically disturb tho, indirectly insult and pressure u, i was not given a proper training then scold me that i'm not alert at work.

i wonder will they really go and sue me, and really take all that time consuming preparation than hiring a new employee. well it stated there "at least 2 months notice"..

This post has been edited by estaratam: May 10 2012, 06:50 PM

then what are the consequences? ur family member compensated after all?

give them a resign letter