Legal Notice Period Calculator

Work out legal notice period instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Legal Notice Period Calculator

Statutory notice typically accrues at one week per complete year of service up to a cap, and the employee receives whichever is greater of that entitlement and the contractual notice in the employment agreement. Contracts can improve on the statutory floor but not undercut it.

Formulas

Statutory notice

Statutory weeks = min(Complete years x Weeks per year, Statutory cap)

Notice due

Notice = max(Statutory weeks, Contractual minimum weeks)

Worked example

With the default values below, Legal Notice Period Calculator returns Notice period due of 7.0. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Complete years of continuous service: 7
Statutory weeks of notice per year: 1
Contractual minimum notice: 4 weeks
Statutory maximum weeks: 12

Results

Notice period due: 7.0
Statutory service-based entitlement: 7.0
Notice period in days: 49
Basis applied: Statutory service-based entitlement governs

Step by step

1Values used
2Statutory notice
3Notice due
4Notice period due= 7.0
5Statutory service-based entitlement= 7.0
6Notice period in days= 49
7Basis applied= Statutory service-based entitlement governs

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or fees or charges into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 1 decimal place, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
Indicative estimate only. Fees, entitlements, limits and formulas vary by jurisdiction, statute, policy wording and the facts of the case. This is not legal, tax, insurance or financial advice — confirm with a qualified professional or the relevant authority.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Indicative estimate only. Fees, entitlements, limits and formulas vary by jurisdiction, statute, policy wording and the facts of the case. This is not legal, tax, insurance or financial advice — confirm with a qualified professional or the relevant authority.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does notice have to be worked?

Not necessarily. Many contracts allow payment in lieu, and gross misconduct may permit summary dismissal without notice.

Is notice the same for resignation?

Employee notice is usually the contractual period only, without the service-based statutory escalation that protects employees on dismissal.