Notice Period & Last Working Day Calculator
Calculate your exact Last Working Day (LWD) and notice buyout adjustments following resignation.
Runs entirely on your device. No dates are transmitted.
Your notice details
Most Indian offer letters run notice in calendar days — weekends and holidays included. Working days skip Saturdays and Sundays.
Your last working day
Thu, 3 December 2026
31 calendar days · 23 working days from Mon, 2 November 2026
Timeline
After your last working day
Working-day counting excludes Saturdays and Sundays but not public holidays, which vary by state. Confirm the exact date with HR in writing.
About this notice period calculator
Your last working day is not simply the resignation date plus 30 days. Notice periods run in calendar days in most Indian offer letters, weekends and public holidays included, and some employers count differently — which is how people end up serving three extra days they did not expect.
Enter your resignation date and notice period, and this calculator gives you the exact last working day. If you need to leave earlier, it also works out the shortfall and the buyout amount based on your gross monthly salary.
Who this notice period calculator is for
Resigning and needing the exact last working day
Notice is counted in calendar days or working days depending on your contract, and the two produce different dates. Get it wrong and you either leave early or serve longer than required.
Negotiating an early release
New employers often want you sooner than your notice allows. Know the buyout amount and the leave you could adjust before you ask, so you are bargaining with figures.
Joining a company that insists on a shorter notice
Many offers state a maximum acceptable notice period. Work out whether you can meet it, and what the shortfall would cost.
Serving notice across a holiday period
Public holidays and weekends can count or not count, depending on how your employer defines the period. The difference can be a week.
How to use it
- 1
Enter your resignation date
Use the date you actually submit the letter. Most notice periods start the day after it is accepted, not the day you wrote it.
- 2
Set your notice period
Check your appointment letter for the exact wording — 30 days, 60 days, or 2 months. The two are not always the same number.
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Check the buyout if you need to leave early
Enter your target last working day and the calculator shows the shortfall and the amount your employer can recover.
Frequently asked questions
How is the last working day calculated?
Most Indian employers count notice in calendar days, so the last working day is the resignation date plus the notice period, counting weekends and holidays. Some count working days only — this calculator supports both.
How is notice period buyout calculated?
Usually the shortfall in days, multiplied by your gross monthly salary divided by 30. Check your appointment letter — some employers use a fixed number of months' salary instead.
Can my employer refuse my resignation?
No. Resignation is a right, not a request. What your employer can enforce is the notice period, or the buyout amount if you leave before serving it.
Does the notice period include weekends?
In most Indian offer letters, yes — notice runs in calendar days. It is worth confirming in writing with HR, because the difference between 30 calendar days and 30 working days is more than a week.
Calendar days or working days
Most Indian employment contracts express notice in calendar days: sixty days' notice from the date of resignation. Some, particularly in manufacturing and older contracts, say working days, which excludes weekends and holidays and stretches the same notice considerably.
The phrase to look for is 'days' alone, or 'working days'. It is worth re-reading before you resign, because it changes your last working day by weeks.
This calculator supports both, and accounts for a weekly off pattern so a working-day notice lands on a working day.
Buyout: what it costs to leave early
A notice period buyout is the amount you pay the employer to be released before the notice expires. It is normally the gross salary for the shortfall — sometimes basic, sometimes full gross, depending on the contract.
Three things decide the final figure: whether the employer accepts a buyout at all (many reserve the right to refuse), which salary component it is calculated on, and whether the shortfall is counted in calendar or working days.
Some employers also allow part buyout, adjusted against unavailed leave. That is usually the cheapest route, and worth asking for first.
Leave adjustment
Unused earned leave is often set off against the notice shortfall. If you have fifteen days of leave and a fifteen-day shortfall, the two can cancel out entirely, at no cost to you.
Leave is also encashable on exit at many employers, so there is a trade: use it to shorten notice, or take it as a final payment. If a new employer wants you sooner, the first is usually worth more.
Absconding, and why it follows you
Leaving without serving notice or paying buyout is treated as absconding. The immediate consequence is a withheld experience letter and full-and-final settlement; the longer one is that background verification at the next employer will find it, and offers are withdrawn at that stage rather than at the interview.
If you are struggling to serve the notice, negotiate. Almost every employer prefers a negotiated release to an abandoned one.
Terms used on this page
- Notice period
- The time between resigning and your last working day, as set out in your employment contract.
- Last working day
- Your final day of employment. Notice is counted to it, not from your interview or offer date.
- Buyout
- Payment in lieu of serving the remaining notice.
- Full and final settlement
- The closing payment covering salary due, leave encashment and any deductions.
- Absconding
- Leaving without serving notice or buying it out. Results in withheld documents and a verification failure.
- Garden leave
- Being asked to stay away from work during notice while remaining on payroll, common in regulated finance roles.
- Probation notice
- A shorter notice period, often fifteen days to one month, that applies during probation.