Notice Period Calculator

Know Your Rights Before Leaving

When either the employer or the employee wishes to terminate an employment contract, they must notify the other party a set period in advance. This period is known as the notice period. This tool calculates your notice period based on your length of service, in accordance with Article 17 of Labour Law No. 4857.

What Is a Notice Period?

Article 17 of Labour Law No. 4857 imposes a notice obligation on both parties when terminating an open-ended employment contract. The notice period is determined by the employee's total length of service at the workplace. During this period the employee continues to work, receives their salary, and is entitled to job-search leave (2 hours per day). If termination occurs without observing the notice period, the party that failed to give notice must pay compensation equal to the wages for the notice period.

How to Use

How to Interpret the Results

The calculator shows your length of service (years/months/days), your notice period (weeks/days), and the seniority category you fall into.

Important Considerations

1. Notice period and severance pay are separate entitlements; this tool only calculates the notice period.
2. In cases of justified termination (Labour Law Art. 25), the notice period does not apply and no compensation can be claimed from the other party.
3. An employment contract may stipulate a notice period above the statutory minimum, but not below it.
4. Terminations without proper notice may be subject to legal proceedings; consult an employment lawyer as soon as possible after the termination date.