Termination cost
Review notice, severance, final-payroll and termination-related cost rules using the structured country dataset.
How to read termination cost
Termination cost depends on the employee, contract, tenure and reason for separation. The sections below show the structured notice, severance and final-pay rules instead of forcing one universal number.
Notice rules
Severance rules
Employment rule
Employment rule
Employment rule
Employment rule
Employment rule
Termination for cause
Recognized causes
serious misconduct
willful disobedience or insubordination
gross and habitual neglect of duties
fraud or willful breach of trust / loss of confidence
commission of a crime or offense against the employer, employer's immediate family, or authorized representative
analogous causes
Due process
Two notice rule
Yes
Opportunity to explain required
Yes
Final payroll
Deadline days after separation
30
Certificate of employment deadline days after request
3
Components may include
unpaid salary
pro-rated 13th-month pay
separation or retirement pay
cash conversion of unused leave where applicable
tax refund
other benefits due under company policy or agreement
Notice period
30-day employee resignation notice without just cause; employer termination rules are cause-specific