Dismissal and resignation
"Dismissal" (kaiko) means a company makes a worker leave. "Resignation"
(taishoku) means a worker leaves a company for himself or herself. If a
person resigns they cannot receive pay in lieu of notice, nor can they
receive unemployment benefit immediately after resigning. If you don’t
want to resign, it’s better not to sign a resignation form too easily.
If you sign a form without understanding Japanese, the resignation will
still be effective unless you can go to court to prove that you had no
intention of resigning.