French severance pay calculator
The legal minimum, worked out step by step.
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Example
Worked example — French severance pay calculator
Use the following inputs and settings. Keep other settings at the page defaults.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Start date | 2020-01-01 |
| End of the contract (after the notice) | 2026-01-01 |
| Average gross monthly pay, last 12 months (€) | 2800 |
| How the contract ends | Dismissal (personal or economic) |
| Output | Statutory severance pay: 4 200,00 € |
| Output | Service 6 years 0 months (Wednesday 1 January 2020 to Thursday 1 January 2026) |
| Output | Reference pay 2 800,00 € |
| Output | Worked out 2 800,00 € × ¼ × 6 |
Expected result — Statutory severance pay: 4 200,00 €
How it works
- Choose how the contract ends.
- Enter the start and the end of the contract, notice included.
- Enter the 12-month and 3-month pay averages.
- Read the service, the pay used and the amount.
Frequently asked questions
- How is it worked out?
- A quarter of a month’s pay per year of service for ten years, a third per year beyond (Code du travail R1234-2), after 8 months.
- Is anything I enter sent anywhere?
- No. It is worked out in your browser.
- Can it be more?
- Yes: this is the legal minimum; a collective agreement or the contract often gives more.
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