Domestic worker notice period and final pay calculator
Enter the employment dates and pay. The calculator gives the notice period and adds up everything due on the last day: wages, notice pay, leave and severance.
Your details
Total final pay
R2 931.10
Notice period: 4 weeks
- Notice pay
- R0.00
- Leave pay
- R2 931.10
- Severance pay
- R0.00
How we worked it out
- Months employed2 yr 9 mo
- Notice period (weeks)4
More than 6 months' service
- Daily wageR241.84
R30.23 × 8 h
- Weekly wageR1 209.20
5 days × R241.84
- Unpaid wagesR0.00
- Notice pay (notice worked; paid as normal wages)R0.00
- Leave owed from earlier cyclesR0.00
0 days × R241.84
- Pro-rata leave for this cycleR2 931.10
Greater of 12.12 days (1 per 17 days worked) or 10 days (1 week per 4 months), less 0 taken = 12.12 days
- Paid time off owedR0.00
- Severance payR0.00
Only for dismissal for operational requirements
- Total final payR2 931.10
- Sick leave and family responsibility leave are not paid out on termination.
- Declare the termination to the UIF on uFiling and give the worker a certificate of service.
How final pay is worked out
- Notice (SD7 clause 24): 1 week up to 6 months' service, 4 weeks after that. Not during the worker's leave.
- Leave pay (clause 25): all untaken annual leave, plus pro-rata leave for the current cycle if employed longer than 4 months. We use the more generous of the two SD7 methods.
- Paid time off owed for overtime or Sunday work by agreement.
- Severance (clause 27): at least 1 week's pay per completed year, for dismissal for operational requirements.
What to give the worker
- A written notice of termination, explained in a language they understand.
- A final payslip showing every amount.
- A certificate of service: names, employer address, start and end dates, job, wage at termination and, if the worker asks, the reason for leaving.
- An updated UIF record on uFiling, so the worker can claim unemployment benefits.
Frequently asked questions
What notice must I give a domestic worker?
1 week if they have worked for you for 6 months or less, and 4 weeks after that. The same applies when the worker resigns. Notice must be in writing.
Can I pay the notice period instead?
Yes. You may pay the worker what they would have earned during the notice period instead of having them work it.
Is leave paid out when employment ends?
Untaken annual leave is paid out. If the worker was employed for longer than 4 months, you also pay pro-rata leave for the current leave year: one week's wage per 4 months worked, or one day per 17 days worked. Sick and family responsibility leave are not paid out.
When is severance pay due?
When you end the employment for operational reasons, for example because you no longer need a worker or are moving. It is at least one week's pay for each completed year of service. It is not due on resignation or dismissal for misconduct.
My worker lives in. Do they have to leave immediately?
No. If you end the employment without the worker working the notice period, you must provide accommodation for 1 month, or until the notice would have ended if later.