You should receive your normal pay and benefits (eg annual leave) when you resign and begin working out your notice period. However, your employer may offer you (or, if allowed in your employment contract, require you to take) garden leave or payment in lieu of notice. For more information, read Resigning from employment. If they were included in your employment contract, your employer may also impose restrictions (known as ‘restrictive covenants’) on how you can work once you leave. For example, you may be restricted from immediately working for a competitor of your employer. For more information, read Post-employment restrictions.