Table of notice periods
White-collar workers
Annual earnings
2011
≤ €30,535
low level whitecollar worker
Contract
all contracts (before
and after 1/1/2012)
until 31/12/2011
> €30,535
≤ €61,071
high level whitecollar worker
from 1/1/2012
until 31/12/2011
> €61,071
highest level
white-collar
worker
from 1/1/2012
Notice given by
employer before
1/1/2014
Notice given by
employer after
1/1/2014
Notice given by
the white-collar
worker
half of the notice
3 months per
3 months per
period of the
started period of 5
started period of 5
employer with a
years of
years of
maximum of 3
employment
employment
months.
agreement by the parties at the earliest on notice or
determination by the court
<3y – 91 day.
<3y – 91 days
≥3y-<4y – 120
≥3y-<4y – 116
days
days
≥4y-<5y – 150
≥4y-<5y – 145
<5y – 45 days
days
days
≥5y-<10y – 90
≥5y-<6y – 182
≥5y-<6y – 182
days
days
days
≥10y – 135 days
≥6y – 30 days per
≥6y – 29 days per
started year of
started year of
service.
service
same regulation as high level white-collar worker unless
agreement reached at the commencement of employment at the
latest
same regulation as
same regulation as
high level whitehigh level whitecollar worker unless collar worker unless
<5y – 45 days
agreement at the
agreement at the
≥5y-<10y – 90
commencement of
commencement of
days
employment at the
employment at the
≥10y-<15y – 135
latest with
latest with
days
minimum notice
minimum notice
≥15y – 180 days
period low level
period low level
white-collar worker
white-collar worker
Blue-collar workers
Seniority
<
≥
≥
≥
≥
≥
6 months
6 months < 5 years
5 years < 10 years
10 years < 15 years
15 years < 20 years
20 years
Notice given by
employer of a contract
until 31/12/2011
28 days
35 days
42 days
56 days
84 days
112 days
Notice given by
employer of a contract
from 1/1/2012
28 days
40 days
48 days
64 days
97 days
129 days
Notice given by the
blue-collar worker
14 days
28 days
Payroll calculations of blue-collar workers, white-collar workers, directors and expats
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