Notice Period & Last Working Day Calculator

Notice periods are counted in calendar days from the date the resignation is accepted, not working days, unless your contract says otherwise. A 90-day notice served from 1 August ends on 30 October.

Whether accrued leave can be set against notice is entirely at the employer’s discretion unless the contract grants it. Many organisations allow it, some allow it only partially, and some refuse.

Where leave is adjusted, the days it covers are the days you do not serve, and the shortfall is what you would otherwise buy out.

• An employer cannot withhold your relieving letter or experience certificate as leverage over a disputed buyout.
• Provident fund and gratuity are statutory entitlements and cannot be forfeited over notice period disputes.
• Notice period clauses have been held unenforceable where they are unconscionable, though litigating is rarely worth the cost.
• Buyouts are commonly negotiable, particularly where you help with a handover.