Statutory severance pay calculator
The statutory severance pay is 1/4 of a month of reference salary per year of seniority up to 10 years, then 1/3 of a month per year beyond — from 8 months of uninterrupted seniority, except for gross misconduct.
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Sources and assumptions
- legifrance.gouv.fr — LEGIARTI000035644692 — tax year 2026, verified on September 3, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « L'indemnité de licenciement ne peut être inférieure aux montants suivants : 1° Un quart de mois de salaire par année d'ancienneté pour les années jusqu'à dix ans ; »
- legifrance.gouv.fr — LEGIARTI000035644692 — tax year 2026, verified on September 3, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « 2° Un tiers de mois de salaire par année d'ancienneté pour les années à partir de dix ans. »
- service-public.gouv.fr — F987 — tax year 2026, verified on September 3, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « L'indemnité est au moins égale aux montants suivants : 1/4 de mois de salaire par année d'ancienneté jusqu'à 10 ans ; 1/3 de mois de salaire par année d'ancienneté après 10 ans. »
- legifrance.gouv.fr — LEGIARTI000035644154 — tax year 2026, verified on September 3, 2026
Excerpt from the source : « Le salarié titulaire d'un contrat de travail à durée indéterminée, licencié alors qu'il compte 8 mois d'ancienneté ininterrompus au service du même employeur, a droit, sauf en cas de faute grave, à une indemnité de licenciement. »
Calculation assumptions
- The calculation gives the minimum STATUTORY severance pay under the French Labour Code. A collective agreement, a company agreement or the employment contract may provide a higher contractual severance pay: it is not computed here.
- The reference salary is taken as entered: the engine does not compare the average of the last 12 months with one third of the last 3 months (annual or exceptional bonuses prorated). Choose the more favourable formula before entering it.
- Dismissal for unfitness of occupational origin (work accident, occupational disease) gives entitlement to a special severance pay equal to twice the statutory amount: this case is not modelled.
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