With terminations, the notice period is the amount of notice an employer needs to give an employee before terminating their contract.
There are several dependencies that determine how much notice an employer needs to give an employee before terminating their contract, such as:
- The required notice period in the employee’s country of residence
- Type of contract
- Employee’s duration of service
- If the employee is still within their probation period
See also: How to submit a termination request
| Country | Notice Period |
| EUROPE | |
| Austria 🇦🇹 | • Employment < 2 years: 6 weeks • Employment with 3 - 5 years: 2 months • Employment with 6 - 15years: 3 months • Employment with 16 - 25 years: 4 months • Employment with > 25 years: 5 months |
| Belarus 🇧🇾 | Minimum: 1/2 month Maximum: 3 months |
| Belgium 🇧🇪 |
• Employment < 3 months: 2 weeks |
| Bulgaria 🇧🇬 | 1 month |
| Croatia ðŸ‡ðŸ‡· | • Employment with 1 year: 2 weeks • Employment with 2 years: 6 weeks • Employment with 5 years: 8 weeks • Employment with 10 years: 10 weeks • Employment with > 20 years: 12 weeks |
| Cyprus 🇨🇾 | • Employment with 26 – 51 weeks: 1 week • Employment with 52 – 103 weeks: 12 weeks • Employment with 104 – 155 weeks: 14 weeks • Employment with 156 – 207 weeks: 15 weeks • Employment with 208 – 259 weeks: 16 weeks • Employment with 260 – 311 weeks: 17 weeks • Employment with > 312 weeks: 8 weeks |
| Czech Republic 🇨🇿 | 2 months |
| Denmark 🇩🇰 | • Employment < 6 months: 1 month • Employment 6 months - 3 years: 3 months • Employment with 3 – 6 years: 4 months • Employment with 6 – 9 years: 5 months • Employment with > 10 years: 6 months |
| Estonia 🇪🇪 | • Employment < 1 year: 15 days • Employment with 1 – 5 years: 30 days • Employment with 5 – 10 years: 60 days • Employment with > 10 years: 90 days |
| Finland 🇫🇮 | • Employment < 1 year: 14 days • Employment with 1 – 4 years: 1 month • Employment with 4 – 8 years: 2 months • Employment with 8 – 12 years: 4 months • Employment with > 10 years: 6 months |
| France 🇫🇷 | • Employment with 6 months – 2 years: 1 month • Employment with > 2 years: 2 months • Executives: 3 months |
| Germany 🇩🇪 |
• 0-6 months (Probationary Period): 2 weeks to any day (not restricted to the 15th or end of the month) • 7+ months but less than 2 years: 4 weeks effective to the 15th or to the end of a calendar month • Employment with 2 years: 1 month effective to the end of a calendar month |
| Georgia 🇬🇪 | 30 days |
| Greece 🇬🇷 | • Employment with 12 months - 2 years: 1 month • Employment with 2 – 5 years: 2 months • Employment with 5 – 10 years: 3 months • Employment with > 10 years: 4 months |
| Hungary ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º | Between 30-90 days. The base 30-day notice period is extended based on the amount of time the employee has worked for the company: • 5 additional days after 3 years of employment • 15 additional days after 5 years of employment • 20 additional days after 8 years of employment • 25 additional days after 10 years of employment • 30 additional days after 15 years of employment • 40 additional days after 18 years of employment • 60 additional days after 20 years of employment |
| Iceland 🇮🇸 | 3 months |
| Ireland 🇮🇪 | • Employment with 13 weeks - 2 years: 1 week • Employment with 2 – 5 years: 2 weeks • Employment with 5 – 10 years: 4 weeks • Employment with 10 – 15 years: 6 weeks • Employment with > 15 years: 8 weeks |
| Italy 🇮🇹 |
The notice period depends on what Level the employee has been classified under. The notice period count can only start from the 1st or the 16th of each month. • Quadro: 60 days |
| Lithuania 🇱🇹 | • Employment with < 1 year: 2 weeks • Employment with > 1 year: 1 month • Less than 5 years to retirement age: 2 months • Employees who raise a child under 14 years old or disabled child under 18 years old, disabled Employees, Employees due to retire in two years or less: 3 months |
| Luxembourg 🇱🇺 | • Employment with < 5 year: 2 months • Employment with 5 – 10 years: 4 months • Employment with > 10 years: 6 months |
| Malta 🇲🇹 | During probation period, an employee may be dismissed with one weeks’ notice if they have completed at least 1 month of employment. • Employment with 1-6 months: 1 week • Employment with 6 months – 2 years: 2 weeks • Employment with 2 – 4 years: 4 weeks • Employment with 4 – 7 years: 8 weeks • Employment with > 7 years: 8 weeks, plus 1 week for each additional year |
| Netherlands 🇳🇱 | • Employment with < 5 years: 1 month • Employment with 5 - 10 years: 2 months • Employment with 10 – 15 years: 3 months • Employment with > 15 years: 4 months |
| Norway 🇳🇴 | 1 months notice period must be provided for all employees regardless of their tenure. • Employment with > 5 years: 3 months: 2 months • Employment with > 10 years: 3 months • Employee over age of 50: 4 months • Employee over the age of 55: 5 months • Employee over the age of 60: 5 months |
| Poland 🇵🇱 | • Employment with < 6 months: 1 week • Employment with 6 months – 3 years: 1 month • Employment with > 3 years: 3 months |
| Portugal 🇵🇹 | • Employment with < 6 months: 15 days • Employment with 6 months – 2 years: 30 days • Employment with > 2 years: 60 days |
| Romania 🇷🇴 | 20 days |
| Slovakia 🇸🇰 | • Employment with < 1 year: 1 month • Employment with 1 – 5 years: 2 months • Employment with > 5 years: 3 months |
| Spain 🇪🇸 | Depends on the reason for dismissal and the collective bargaining agreement. For objective dismissals due to observed ineptitude, inability to adapt to technological changes or economic, technical or organization grounds, the company has to provide 15 days prior notice. |
| Sweden 🇸🇪 | Depend on the specifics of the employment contract. Usually begin at 1 month and go up to 6 months for the most tenured employees. In certain circumstances, employees may be terminated without notice. |
| Switzerland 🇨🇠| While Switzerland has at-will employment, notice periods are common in employment contracts. Notice periods generally range from one to three months depending on seniority, tenure, and industry. |
| Turkey 🇹🇷 | • Employment 0 – 6 months: 2 weeks • Employment 6 – 18 months: 4 weeks • Employment 18 – 36 months: 6 weeks • Employment 36+ months: 8 weeks |
| United Kingdom 🇬🇧 | • Employment up to 4 years: 1 month • Employment with 5 – 11 years: 1 week per employment year • Employment with > 12 years: 3 months |
| Ukraine 🇺🇦 | • Organizational or economic reasons (bankruptcy, liquidation,...): 2 months • Unsatisfactory probatory performance: 3 days Other Reasons: • Employment up to 4 years: 1 month • Employment with 5 – 11 months: 1 week per each employment year • Employment with > 12 years: 3 months |
| NORTH AMERICA | |
| Canada 🇨🇦 | Employees are usually entitled to notice (or pay in lieu of notice) when being terminated. Notice periods vary based on age, experience, tenure, and availability of other work options. |
| Mexico 🇲🇽 | There is no officially stipulated notice period. |
| United States 🇺🇸 | There is no officially stipulated notice period. |
| LATIN AMERICA | |
| Argentina 🇦🇷 | • During the probationary period: 15 days • Employment with < 5 years: 1 month • Employment with > 5 years: 2 months |
| Bolivia 🇧🇴 | There is no officially stipulated notice period. |
| Brazil 🇧🇷 | • Employment with < 1 year: 30 days • Employment with > 1 year: Increase 3 days per year, up to a maximum of 90 days |
| Chile 🇨🇱 | 30 days |
| Colombia 🇨🇴 | • Termination with Just Cause: 0 • Termination Fixed-term expiration: 30 days • Permanent Employment with poor performance dismissal: 15 days |
| Costa Rica 🇨🇷 | • Employment with < 3 months: 0 • Employment with 3 – 6 months: 1 week • Employment with 6 – 12 months: 15 days • Employment with > 1 year: 1 month |
| Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 | • Employment with 3 – 6 months: 7 days • Employment with 6 – 12 months: 14 days • Employment > 1 year: 28 days |
| Ecuador 🇪🇨 | There is no officially stipulated notice period. |
| Honduras ðŸ‡ðŸ‡³ |
Termination with just cause: 0 Termination without cause:
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| Panama 🇵🇦 | Termination with just cause: 0 Termination without cause: 30 days |
| Paraguay 🇵🇾 | 1 day |
| Peru 🇵🇪 | Termination with Just Cause: 0 Termination Without Cause: 30 days |
| Uruguay 🇺🇾 | There is no officially stipulated notice period. |
| AFRICA | |
| Kenya 🇰🇪 | At least 28 days of notice, or payment can be made in lieu of notice. |
| Morocco 🇲🇦 |
For executive staff: • Employment with < 1 year: 1 month • Employment with 1 – 5 years: 2 months • Employment with > 5 years: 3 months Non-executive staff: • Employment with < 1 year: 8 days • Employment with 1 – 5 years: 1 month • Employment with > 5 years: 2 months |
| South Africa 🇿🇦 | • Employment with < 6 months: 1 week • Employment with 6 months - 1 year: 2 weeks • Employment > 1 year: 4 weeks |
| ASIA PACIFIC | |
| Australia 🇦🇺 | • Employment with < 1 year: 1 week • Employment with 1-3 years: 2 weeks • Employment with 3-5 years: 3 weeks • Employment with > 5 years: 5 weeks Employees over the age of 45 who have been employed for at least two years are entitled to an additional week’s notice. |
| Cambodia | |
| Hong Kong ðŸ‡ðŸ‡° |
During Probation period: • Employment with < 1 month: 0 • Employment with > 1 month (Contract makes provision of notice): Notice is as per agreement • Employment with > 1 month (Contract doesn't makes provision of notice): Not less than 7 days After Probation Period: • Contract makes provision: Notice period is as per agreement, not less than 7 days • Contract does not make provision: Notice period not less than 1 month |
| India 🇮🇳 | • Employment > 3 months: 30 days No notice is required for termination for misconduct. |
| Indonesia 🇮🇩 | There is no notice stipulated notice period but employers are generally expected to provide 30-days advance notice. |
| Malaysia 🇲🇾 | There is no officially stipulated notice period. |
| Mongolia 🇲🇳 | |
| New Zealand 🇳🇿 | Employers must give an appropriate amount of notice as listed in the employment agreement. Depending on the nature of the role, 4 weeks' notice is often considered fair. |
| Pakistan 🇵🇰 | Workers may be terminated on notice, or without notice for misconduct. |
| The Philippines 🇵🇠| 1 month |
| South Korea 🇰🇷 | |
| Singapore 🇸🇬 | • Employment with < 26 weeks: 1 day • Employment with 26 weeks - 2 years: 1 week • Employment with 2 years - 5 years: 2 weeks • Employment > 5 years: 4 weeks |
| Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 | |
| Taiwan 🇹🇼 | • Employment with 3 months - 1 year: 10 days • Employment with 1 - 3 years: 20 days • Employment with > 3 years: 30 days |
| Vietnam | |
| MIDDLE EAST | |
| Armenia 🇦🇲 | • During Probationary period: 3 days • Termination Mutual Agreement: 7 days • Termination due to change in the essential terms of the employment: 14-60 days of notice, depending on tenure. • Termination Fixed-term end: 10 days |
| Egypt 🇪🇬 | |
| Israel 🇮🇱 |
• Employment with < 6 months: 1 day per each month |
Disclaimer:
Please be advised that the information provided is for general guidance only and should not be considered legal advice. Clients are strongly encouraged to first contact the Offboarding Team for expert guidance and assistance in navigating the intricate landscape of termination requirements before speaking to the employee. Consulting with our offboarding team is imperative to ensure compliance with local employment standards legislation and clearly understand the stipulated termination payout requirements. Your proactive engagement with our Offboarding Team is vital to making informed decisions and adhering to all relevant regulations.
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