Notice Period Calculator
Calculate your UK statutory notice period for 2025/26. See your notice pay, understand PILON tax treatment, garden leave rules, and your full rights during the notice period under UK employment law.
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How to Use This Calculator
My Notice Period tab
Enter your years of continuous service with your current employer and select whether the employer or employee is giving notice. The calculator shows the statutory minimum notice period under the Employment Rights Act 1996. Remember: your contract may require a longer notice period than the statutory minimum.
Notice Pay tab
Enter your weekly basic pay, notice period in weeks, and whether you are receiving PILON (Payment In Lieu of Notice). Expand "More options" to include regular overtime and contractual bonuses. The calculator shows your total gross notice pay and explains the tax treatment.
Rights During Notice tab
A comprehensive guide to your entitlements during the notice period: full pay, benefits continuation, holiday accrual, garden leave, PILON tax treatment, job search rights, and what happens if you fall ill during notice.
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The Formula
Statutory notice periods follow clear rules set by the Employment Rights Act 1996:
Less than 1 month service = no statutory minimum
1 month to < 2 years = 1 week
2+ years = 1 week per complete year of service (capped at 12 weeks)
Employee giving notice:
1 week minimum (regardless of service length)
Notice pay:
Total Notice Pay = (Basic Pay + Regular Overtime + Contractual Bonus ÷ 52) × Notice Weeks
PILON:
PILON = Total Notice Pay (fully taxable as earnings since April 2018)
Notice pay must reflect your full normal pay — not just basic salary. Under s.87-89 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, employers must pay you at least the average of what you normally earn, including regular overtime, contractual bonuses, and commission.
The statutory minimum is a legal floor. Your employment contract may specify a longer notice period, and the contractual period takes precedence if it is more generous than the statutory minimum.
Example
Sarah — Marketing Manager, 7 years service
Sarah has worked at her company for 7 years. Her employer is giving her notice as part of a restructure. She earns £650 per week (basic pay).
My Notice Period tab
With 7 complete years of service, Sarah's employer must give her at least 7 weeks' notice (or pay her in lieu).
Notice Pay tab
Sarah will receive £4,550 gross over her 7-week notice period (7 × £650 = £4,550). This is taxed as normal earnings through PAYE. If her employer offered PILON instead, she would receive the same £4,550 as a lump sum, also fully taxable.