when submitting their resignation notice an employee can expect their supervisor to immediately forward it to human resources along with their intended end date and reason for leaving once human resources are involved the employee can expect to be asked to return company property to finalize and submit final expense reports have their post termination benefits summarized for them and be asked to schedule an exit interview supervisors may be asked to complete a supervisory termination summary a form that is submitted to human resources 
sometimes an employer facing downsizing will ask employees to voluntarily resign as this limits the number of layoffs that will be necessary employees that accept might be given a better exit package than those that are ultimately downsized special considerationsvoluntary termination can also be a reference to an individual s choice to cancel a financial contract such as a cell phone plan the voluntary cancellation of a financial contract in this circumstance may or may not incur penalties in case a penalty will be incurred the party who wishes to terminate the contract may be able to rationalize the termination decision if the net benefit from terminating the contract is substantially larger than the penalty 