About Notice Period Calculator NZ
New Zealand has no statutory notice scale. Work out what your employment agreement actually requires, what fair and reasonable notice means when it is silent, and what the period is worth.
What is on this site
One question, "notice period calculator", answered with a calculator that works on the page with no account, 3 guides on the questions around it, a data table you can cite (the figures and their method), and the sources every figure rests on.
- Why there is no statutory notice period in New Zealand: New Zealand sets no minimum notice by length of service. What the law does require, where the number actually comes from, and how that differs from Australia and the UK.
- Resigning in New Zealand: how much notice you have to give: Giving notice when you resign, whether you can be held to it, what happens if you give less, and whether an employer has to let you withdraw a resignation.
- Notice you do not work in New Zealand: who pays and who does not: Garden leave, leave in lieu of notice, waiving notice by agreement and instant dismissal all end the job early, but they pay very differently. Which is which.
Reach us
Contact for a question about the site, or enquiries@noticeperiodcalculator.co.nz. The legal terms are on Terms and Privacy.
Notice Period Calculator NZ is an independent information site operated by Ellul Solutions Ltd. It is not affiliated with Employment New Zealand, MBIE or any government body, and nothing here is legal advice on your situation, check your employment agreement and confirm your position with Employment New Zealand, your union or an employment lawyer before acting.