Notice period calculator for the private sector

How this is calculated

Notice period (Article 75)

• The termination must rest on a legitimate reason, with written notice to the other party at least the period shown before the termination date.
• The earliest termination date in the tool is the date the notice is delivered plus the number of days.
• Before 19 February 2025: the period was set in the contract, with a floor of 60 days for monthly-paid workers and 30 days for others, for both parties alike. The different periods for worker and employer came with the Royal Decree M/44 amendments.

Pay in lieu of notice (Article 76)

If the party who ended an indefinite-term contract does not observe the notice period, it must pay the other party an amount equal to the worker's wage for that same period, unless the parties agree on more. The tool takes the daily wage as the monthly actual wage divided by 30, under Article 2's definition of a month, or uses the daily wage directly when the wage is not paid monthly. The article does not address partial notice, so the tool shows the wage for the whole period.

Compensation for termination for an illegitimate reason (Article 77)

• Indefinite-term contract: 15 days' wage for each year of the worker's service.
• Fixed-term contract: the wage for the remaining term of the contract.
• Minimum: in both cases, not less than two months' wage.
• The contract comes first: these rules apply unless the contract sets compensation for termination.

Article 77 does not say how part years count, so the tool counts them pro rata, as Article 84 does; this is a reading, not text. Periods are counted as in the end-of-service calculator: the calendar follows your contract under Article 10, the last day counts, and a month is 30 days.

Fixed-term contracts

A fixed-term contract ends when its term expires, unless it was expressly renewed under the Law, in which case it runs to its new term (Article 74), and Article 75 sets no notice period for it. The worker may submit a written resignation request, which is deemed accepted after 30 days without a response from the employer; the employer may defer acceptance for up to 60 days with a reasoned written explanation (Article 79 bis).

What the tool does not cover

• Time off to look for work during the employer's notice: one full day a week or eight hours during the week, on pay (Article 78).
• Ending the contract during probation, and the Article 80 and 81 cases in which the contract ends without notice.
• Piece-rate or production pay, or a wage made up entirely of commissions (Article 96).

Official references

• MOJ labor calculator: a trial guidance version that includes compensation for termination without a legitimate reason.
• Qiwa end-of-service reward calculator: the official reference for end-of-service entitlements.
• The Labor Law text on the Bureau of Experts website (Arabic, the authoritative version).