Work out your last day of employment from the date notice is given and the notice length, and check it against the UK statutory minimum notice for your length of service.
Enter the date the notice is (or was) handed in and its length. The last day of employment is that date plus the notice length: whole weeks are counted as 7 calendar days each, and calendar months keep the same day-of-month (clamped to the end of a shorter month, 31 January plus one month ends on 28/29 February). The result also shows how many of those days are working days, and checks the length against the UK statutory minimum for the length of service you entered.
| Continuous service | Employee resigning | Employer giving notice |
|---|---|---|
| Under 1 month | No statutory minimum | No statutory minimum |
| 1 month to 2 years | 1 week | 1 week |
| 2 to 12 years | 1 week | 1 week per full year of service |
| 12 years or more | 1 week | 12 weeks (statutory cap) |
These are legal minimums from GOV.UK and Acas, a contract can give more, never less. Example from Acas guidance: an employee with 4 years and 9 months of service who is dismissed is entitled to 4 weeks of statutory notice (one week per full year).
| Input | Result |
|---|---|
| 2 weeks' notice handed in Mon 5 Oct 2026 | Last day Mon 19 Oct 2026 · 14 calendar days · 10 working days |
| 1 calendar month given Thu 15 Jan 2026 | Last day Sun 15 Feb 2026 · 31 calendar days · 21 working days |
| 1 calendar month given Sat 31 Jan 2026 | Last day Sat 28 Feb 2026 (clamped to month end) |
| 3 calendar months given Sat 31 Oct 2026 | Last day Sun 31 Jan 2027 |
| Employee, 12 weeks (12+ yrs service), given Wed 7 Oct 2026 | Last day Wed 30 Dec 2026 · 84 calendar days · 60 working days |
This calculator counts the last day as (the date notice is given) + (the notice length), which is the most common convention. Some employers count from the day after notice is handed in, which shifts the end date by one day, your contract or staff policy decides which applies. When in doubt, agree the exact last day in writing with HR.
Calendar. A 'week' or 'month' of notice in a UK contract means a calendar week or calendar month, weekends and bank holidays included. This page also shows the working-day (Mon–Fri) count, but that figure is for planning your handover, it does not change the legal end date.
No. GOV.UK is explicit: an employer may give more than the statutory minimum, but never less, a shorter contractual clause is overridden by the statutory minimum. A contract can, however, require an employee to give more than the statutory one week, and that longer employee notice is generally enforceable.
PILON means the employment ends immediately and the employer pays what you would have earned during the notice period, instead of you working it, it must be in your contract or agreed by both sides. Garden leave means you stay employed and paid for the full notice period but are told to stay away from work; your contractual duties (confidentiality, non-compete) still apply until the end date.
There is no statutory minimum notice either way before one month of continuous service. Acas guidance is that if your written statement does not specify a notice period and you have worked under one month, you do not legally have to give any notice, though a contractual or 'reasonable' implied notice may still apply after that point.
The date arithmetic is universal, but the statutory table is UK law (Employment Rights Act 1996, s.86). Other countries differ widely: in the US most employment is at-will with no federal notice requirement, while India and much of the EU set their own statutory or award-based notice. Always check the rules of the country your contract is governed by.
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