Severance Pay Calculator

What does this tool calculate for each country?

This tool uses a different rule per country, all based on monthly salary. Weekly pay is monthly ÷ 4.33. UK: weeks by age band (0.5, 1 or 1.5 per service year) times weekly pay capped at 643. India: 15 ÷ 26 × monthly salary × years, capped at ₹20,00,000. Canada: weekly pay × years of service up to 8, with part-years counted. Australia: weekly pay × a weeks figure looked up from completed years. The United States returns no formula, only illustrations.

Does this describe what I am legally owed?

No. The multipliers, caps and eligibility thresholds are the figures built into this tool, including the “2024/25 rates” label on the UK line. Labels such as “Statutory” and the notes naming Acts are fixed text. Entitlement depends on country, contract, employer size and circumstances, so confirm with an official source or an adviser.

How does the UK age-band calculation work?

It counts each service year, up to 20, and gives that year 0.5 weeks if the age in that year was under 22, 1 week from 22 to 40, and 1.5 weeks from 41. Someone aged 45 with 6 years counts ages 40 to 45: 1 + 5 × 1.5 = 8.5 weeks. At the 643 weekly cap that is £5,465.50.

Why does the Australian amount fall at ten years?

Because the weeks scale in the tool runs 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 16 for years 1 to 9, then 12 from year 10 onward. On a 6,000 monthly salary, 9 years gives 22,170.90 and 10 years gives 16,628.18. Under one completed year it returns 0 weeks.

What happens in India below five years or above the cap?

Below five years the result is “Not eligible”, with no amount. From five years, the formula applies and the amount is limited to ₹20,00,000, with the uncapped formula figure shown on its own line. For example, ₹9,00,000 a month over 30 years has an uncapped figure of ₹15,576,923.08 and a displayed amount of ₹2,000,000.00.

What does the United States option show?

The headline reads “None required”, followed by two illustrations: one week of pay per year of service and two weeks per year. At 5,000 a month and 5 years these are 5,773.67 and 11,547.34. They are simple multiples, not an entitlement or a typical amount.

What if salary or service is zero?

The amounts are 0.00. A UK result with 0 years has no weeks to pay, and an Australian result below one completed year shows 0 weeks. The age box only affects the UK calculation, and an age of 0, which is also what an emptied box becomes, falls back to 35.

What does the tool not include?

Notice pay, unused leave, bonuses, tax on the payment, enhanced contractual terms, small-employer rules beyond the printed note, and any allowance for salary above the UK weekly cap. It works from a single monthly figure and treats every month as 4.33 weeks.