Dominican Republic Severance Calculator 2026 (Prestaciones Laborales)
Calculate severance pay in the Dominican Republic for 2026: notice (preaviso), cesantía, unused vacation and the Christmas salary under the Labor Code.
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Estimate under the Labor Code for an employee dismissed without cause. If you resign or are dismissed with just cause, cesantía and preaviso are not due, but vacation and the Christmas salary are.
What it does
When an employer in the Dominican Republic ends a contract without cause (desahucio), the Labor Code requires notice (preaviso) or its pay: 7 days after 3 months, 14 days after 6 months and 28 days after a year. It also owes the auxilio de cesantía: 6 days after 3 months, 13 days after 6 months, 21 days per year from 1 to 5 years and 23 days per year after 5 years. On top come unused vacation (14 working days a year, 18 after 5 years, proportional in the first year) and the Christmas salary in proportion to the months worked. The daily salary is the average monthly salary divided by 23.83.
How to use it
- Type the average monthly salary of the last year.
- Type the time worked and mark what applies: notice not given, dismissal without cause, vacation owed.
- Read the total and each item with its days.
The arithmetic runs in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere and nothing is stored, so you can use these with real numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How much severance for 3 years and 4 months on RD$35,000?
The daily salary is RD$1,468.74. Notice is 28 days (RD$41,124.63), cesantía 3 × 21 + 6 = 69 days (RD$101,342.85), plus about 4.7 vacation days and 8 months of Christmas salary: RD$172,654.92 in all.
How much cesantía after 6 years?
After 5 years it is 23 days for each year: 6 × 23 = 138 days, RD$202,685.69 on RD$35,000.
Do I get anything if I resign?
Yes: the vacation not taken and the proportional Christmas salary, but not cesantía or preaviso.
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