Swiss Notice Period Calculator (Code of Obligations)
Work out your notice period in Switzerland: 7 days in probation, then 1, 2 or 3 months to the end of a month by year of service, and your last working day.
Notice must reach the other side before the last day of the month. Contracts and collective agreements may set other periods in writing. During illness, accident, pregnancy and military service the employer cannot give notice for a protected period, and a notice already given is paused.
What it does
Under the Swiss Code of Obligations either side can end a permanent job with the same notice. In the probation period, one month unless agreed otherwise and at most three, notice is 7 days. After that it is 1 month in the first year of service, 2 months from the second to the ninth year and 3 months from the tenth year, always to the end of a month (articles 335b and 335c).
How to use it
- Type the start of employment and the probation period.
- Type the day the notice is received.
- Read the notice period and the last day of employment.
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
When does my job end if I give notice on 15 January in my 6th year?
The notice period is 2 months to the end of a month: the last day is 31 March.
And in the first year?
1 month to the end of a month: notice on 15 January ends the job on 28 February.
How long is notice in probation?
7 days, ending on any day: notice on 20 January ends the job on 27 January.
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