Terminal Benefits Calculator

Terminal benefits are all payments owed to an employee when their employment ends. This includes accrued leave pay, notice pay (if notice was not served), gratuity (for contracts over 12 months), and redundancy pay where applicable.

Notice pay equals your daily rate multiplied by the number of unserved notice days. Daily rate = monthly basic pay / 26 working days. Under Section 53, the minimum notice is 24 hours for contracts up to 1 month, 14 days for 1-3 month contracts, and 30 days for contracts over 3 months.

Yes, but with conditions. On resignation you are entitled to gratuity (for contracts over 12 months) and payment for accrued leave days. You must serve your notice period or forfeit notice pay. Summary dismissal forfeits most entitlements.

On summary dismissal, the employee is only entitled to wages up to the date of dismissal. Leave pay, notice pay, and gratuity are generally forfeited. However, the employer must give the employee an opportunity to be heard before dismissal.

Under Section 54(1)(e), the employer must pay a severance of 2 months' basic pay for each year served. The employee's estate also receives accrued leave pay and pro-rata gratuity. Payment goes to the estate under the Intestate Succession Act or the Wills and Testate Estates Act.

Under Section 55(3)(a), the minimum redundancy payment is 2 months' basic pay for every year served, plus any other accrued benefits. The employer must pay this by the last day of duty. If they cannot pay, the employee continues to receive full wages until the package is paid.

Under Section 66(4), the employer must pay all wages, overtime, and allowances on the date of termination. Redundancy pay must be paid by the last day of duty (Section 55(3)(b)). Delays mean the employer continues paying full wages until the package is settled.

Yes. Section 127 states that where a contract, collective agreement, or other law provides conditions more favourable to the employee, those more favourable terms prevail. The Act sets minimum floors, not caps - employers can and often do offer better terms.

Example: K10,000 basic pay, 3 years service, end of contract, 30 days notice unserved, 20 leave days taken, 25% gratuity. Daily rate = K10,000/26 = K384.62. Notice pay = K384.62 x 30 = K11,538.46. Accrued leave = 36 x 2 = 72 days, outstanding = 72 - 20 = 52 days. Leave pay = K384.62 x 52 = K20,000. Gratuity = K10,000 x 36 x 25% = K90,000. Total = K121,538.46.