I work as a waiter in a hotel and want to quit, but the hotel is short of people. How to apply for resignation? What should I say?

If you want to resign, but the hotel is understaffed, you can negotiate with the unit or notify the employer in writing 30 days in advance.

According to the Labor Contract Law of People's Republic of China (PRC)

Article 36 The employing unit and the employee may terminate the labor contract through consultation.

Article 37 A laborer may terminate the labor contract by giving a written notice to the employing unit 30 days in advance. The employee may terminate the labor contract by notifying the employer three days in advance during the probation period.

Article 38 A laborer may terminate the labor contract under any of the following circumstances:

(1) Failing to provide labor protection or working conditions as agreed in the labor contract;

(2) Failing to pay labor remuneration in full and on time;

(3) Failing to pay social insurance premiums for laborers according to law;

(4) The rules and regulations of the employing unit violate the provisions of laws and regulations and damage the rights and interests of workers;

(5) The labor contract is invalid due to the circumstances specified in the first paragraph of Article 26 of this Law;

(6) Other circumstances under which the laborer can terminate the labor contract as stipulated by laws and administrative regulations.

If the employer forces the laborer to work by means of violence, threat or illegal restriction of personal freedom, or if the employer illegally directs or forces the risky operation to endanger the personal safety of the laborer, the laborer may immediately terminate the labor contract without notifying the employer in advance.

Article 50 When the employer dissolves or terminates the labor contract, it shall issue a certificate of dissolution or termination of the labor contract, and go through the formalities for the transfer of the file and social insurance relationship for the employee within 15 days.

Laborers shall handle the work handover according to the agreement of both parties. If the employing unit should pay economic compensation to the workers in accordance with the relevant provisions of this law, it should pay it when the work handover is completed.

The employing unit shall keep the text of the dissolved or terminated labor contract for at least two years for future reference.