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Notice period buyout calculator — leave earlier, with the letters ready

Short answer. Enter your notice, the day you resign and the last day you want: the calculator shows the days you still owe and the buyout on your contract basis. Notice period and buyout: Set by your appointment letter or company policy: how many days, whether the employer may accept pay instead of notice, and on which pay (basic or gross) (Your contract — the law does not fix them).

  • A 30-day notice would end: type the date
  • A 60-day notice would end: type the date
  • A 90-day notice would end: type the date

Check your own case.

How notice is counted (calendar days, from which day) is in your appointment letter. These dates are only for planning.

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Notice period buyout

How much to buy out the rest of your notice — and when the final wages are due

Enter the notice from your appointment letter, the day you resign and the last day you want. You get the days you still owe, the buyout on your contract basis and the dates, with the early-release request and the relieving letter request ready below.

  1. Read your appointment letter first: the notice, whether buyout is allowed and on which pay (basic or gross) are set there, not by law.
  2. Hand in the resignation with the early-release request below; ask HR to confirm the buyout amount and the last working day in writing.
  3. On the last day ask for the relieving and experience letters; if the final settlement is late, the next step is the demand letter.

Arithmetic only: the notice, buyout and its basis are terms of your contract — the law does not fix them. Buyout = days you still owe × monthly pay on the contract basis ÷ 30 (or 26). Final wages: within two working days of removal, dismissal, retrenchment or resignation (Code on Wages, 2019, s. 17(2), in force from 21 November 2025); counted here Monday–Friday from the last working day, holidays not taken off.

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Check the notice clause in your appointment letter before you resign — the buyout is counted the way it is written there.

Ask HR to confirm the buyout and your last day by email. A clear email now saves a fight over the final settlement later.

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Deadlines

The rules, with the source

WhatDeadlineSource
Notice period and buyoutSet by your appointment letter or company policy: how many days, whether the employer may accept pay instead of notice, and on which pay (basic or gross)Your contract — the law does not fix them
Final wagesWithin two working days of removal, dismissal, retrenchment or resignationCode on Wages, 2019, s. 17(2)
Labour CodesThe four Labour Codes, including the Code on Wages, are in force from 21 November 2025PIB, Ministry of Labour and Employment
Gratuity, if you are entitledPaid within 30 days from the date it becomes payableCode on Social Security, 2020, s. 56 (Ministry compliance handbook)

Buyout is an agreement with your employer: ask for the amount and the last working day in writing before you rely on them.

Step by step

What to do, in order

  1. 1

    Read your appointment letter

    Notice days, whether buyout is allowed, and whether it is counted on basic or gross pay.

  2. 2

    Count the buyout

    The calculator shows the days you still owe and the amount; set off leave only if the contract allows it.

  3. 3

    Resign with the request

    The letter below asks for early release on payment of the buyout and names the last day you want.

  4. 4

    Get it in writing

    Ask HR to confirm the amount, the last working day and that it will be deducted from the final settlement.

  5. 5

    On the last day

    Hand over, and ask for the relieving and experience letters — the second letter below.

  6. 6

    If the money is late

    Final wages are due within two working days; next step — the full and final demand letter.

Questions

Can my employer refuse a notice buyout?

Buyout depends on your contract and the employer’s agreement. If your appointment letter allows pay in lieu of notice, cite that clause in your request; if it does not, the employer may still agree — ask in writing.

Is buyout counted on basic or gross pay?

On whatever your contract says. Many letters say basic, some say gross — the calculator lets you choose.

When must the final wages be paid?

Within two working days of your resignation, removal, dismissal or retrenchment (Code on Wages, 2019, s. 17(2)).

Official sources

Step 1 of 3

Leaving a job in India: the steps

  1. 1 Resign early: notice buyout
  2. 2 Demand the full and final settlement
  3. 3 Not paid: SAMADHAN and the labour authority

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This is a calculation and ready letters, not legal advice. Your contract decides the notice and the buyout.