German notice period calculator
When a German contract ends, and by when the notice must arrive.
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Example
Worked example — German notice period calculator
Use the following inputs and settings. Keep other settings at the page defaults.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Who gives notice? | I do, as the employee |
| Day the notice arrives (empty: today) | 2026-11-02 |
| Start of the job, or handover of the flat | 2020-01-01 |
| Output | The job ends on: Monday, 30 November 2026 |
| Output | Notice arrives Monday, 2 November 2026 |
| Output | Notice period four weeks to the 15th or the end of a month — § 622 Abs. 1 BGB |
| Output | Years in the job 6 years (since 01.01.2020) |
| Output | Latest arrival for this end Monday, 2 November 2026 |
| Output | Arriving later, it ends on Tuesday, 15 December 2026 |
Expected result — The job ends on: Monday, 30 November 2026
How it works
- Choose who gives notice.
- Enter the day the notice arrives.
- For the employer or landlord, enter the start of the job or the handover of the flat; for a flat, the state.
- Read the end date, the latest arrival for it and the end if it arrives later.
Frequently asked questions
- What notice does an employee give in Germany?
- Four weeks to the 15th or the end of a month (§ 622 Abs. 1 BGB), however long they have worked there, unless the contract says otherwise.
- And the employer?
- 1 to 7 months to the end of a month after 2, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15 and 20 years in the business (§ 622 Abs. 2 BGB).
- How does a tenancy notice work?
- It must arrive by the third working day of a month (Saturday counts, Sundays and holidays do not); the tenancy then ends with the month after next (§ 573c BGB).
- Is anything I enter sent anywhere?
- No. It is worked out in your browser.
- Is this legal advice?
- No. It applies the statutory periods; a contract, a collective agreement or a fixed-term lease can say otherwise.
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