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Sev­er­ance pay

Severance pay calculator

Select the legal ground, enter the average monthly earn­ings already cal­cu­lat­ed by ac­count­ing and the current minimum wage. For a dis­missal in Kyiv or Kyiv Region, the tool shows only the lower payment thresh­old: sep­a­rate­ly check the wording of the order and the orig­i­nal cal­cu­la­tion under Pro­ce­dure No. 100.

Legal workflow with calculations and documents
Current
July 29, 2026
Format
Online
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Online tool

Preliminary calculation of the minimum payment

Enter amounts before tax de­duc­tions. The cal­cu­la­tor works in kopecks, applies the se­lect­ed guar­an­tee under Article 44, and, if spec­i­fied, the higher doc­u­ment­ed minimum.

1 × average monthly earn­ings. Only for para­graph 6 of Article 36, para­graphs 1, 2, or 6 of Article 40, or para­graph 6 of part one of Article 41 of the Labour Code.

Use the final amount from the em­ploy­er’s cal­cu­la­tion under Pro­ce­dure No. 100. This is not a salary or an ar­bi­trary average of recent pay­ments.

By default — UAH 8,647, set as of January 1, 2026. If cal­cu­lat­ing for another date, enter the amount ap­plic­a­ble on that date.

Enter only the total guar­an­tee amount con­firmed by a current doc­u­ment. A lower amount does not reduce the statu­to­ry minimum.

Estimated result

Preliminary gross calculation
Estimated minimum, gross30 000,00 UAH

Formula: 30 000,00 UAH × 1 = 30 000,00 UAH

Im­por­tant: The result is a gross ref­er­ence. The cal­cu­la­tor does not es­tab­lish the grounds for dis­missal, cal­cu­late average earn­ings under Pro­ce­dure No. 100, or de­ter­mine taxes, final set­tle­ment, or other amounts due.

Minimum under Article 44
30 000,00 UAH
Higher documented minimum
Not spec­i­fied
Applied cap
Article 44 of the Labour Code

The brief summary is easy to paste into a message to a lawyer or save for your­self.

Check the order and calculation

How to read the minimum guarantee under Article 44

Article 44 of the Labour Code ties sev­er­ance to the spe­cif­ic legal ground for ter­mi­na­tion, not the parties’ pref­er­ence. First check the Code, clause, and wording of the order; then apply the mul­ti­pli­er.

For the one-, three-, and six-month branch­es, the cal­cu­la­tor uses the ready-made average monthly earn­ings figure. Its com­po­nents and cal­cu­la­tion period are gov­erned by Pro­ce­dure No. 100; the tool de­lib­er­ate­ly does not re­pro­duce an ac­count­ing cal­cu­la­tion without source data.

For para­graph 3 of Article 36, use twice the current minimum wage. A higher con­trac­tu­al minimum entered here serves only as an arith­metic thresh­old and must be sup­port­ed by a doc­u­ment.

Methodology

Calculation methodology

Pre­lim­i­nary cal­cu­la­tion method­ol­o­gy

  1. The user selects one of the four minimum guar­an­tee cat­e­gories ex­press­ly listed in Article 44 of the Labour Code.
  2. For wage-related branch­es, enter the ready-made average monthly gross earn­ings under Pro­ce­dure No. 100; for the mil­i­tary branch, enter the current minimum wage.
  3. The cal­cu­la­tor mul­ti­plies the rel­e­vant amount by 1, 2, 3, or 6 without in­ter­me­di­ate float­ing-point arith­metic.
  4. If a higher doc­u­men­tary minimum is entered, the result is the greater of the two amounts; a lower con­trac­tu­al amount does not reduce the statu­to­ry guar­an­tee.
  5. The statu­to­ry minimum, con­trac­tu­al limit and source of the applied result are shown sep­a­rate­ly.
Example

Example of staff redundancy

An em­ploy­ee is being dis­missed in Kyiv under para­graph 1 of Article 40 of the Labour Code. Ac­count­ing de­ter­mined average monthly gross earn­ings of UAH 30,000 under Pro­ce­dure No. 100.

  • Ground: para­graph 1 of Article 40 of the Labour Code
  • Average monthly earn­ings: UAH 30,000
  • Minimum wage: UAH 8,647
  • Higher con­trac­tu­al minimum: not set

The minimum sev­er­ance payment under Article 44 is ap­prox­i­mate­ly UAH 30,000 gross.

The example does not confirm that the re­dun­dan­cy was lawful or that the ac­count­ing average is correct; other dis­missal pay­ments are cal­cu­lat­ed sep­a­rate­ly.

Documents

Documents for review

  • Dis­missal order citing the exact clause and article of the Labour Code of Ukraine.
  • Average wage cal­cu­la­tion and payslips under Pro­ce­dure No. 100.
  • Em­ploy­ment agree­ment, col­lec­tive agree­ment, and current amend­ments to them.
  • A cer­tifi­cate or final payslip listing all pay­ments due on dis­missal.
  • Doc­u­ments about em­ploy­er vi­o­la­tions, work­place bul­ly­ing, or of­fi­cial status, if the special branch is se­lect­ed.

Official sources

Prepared
The method­ol­o­gy was pre­pared by the website ed­i­to­r­i­al team based on of­fi­cial sources.
Checked
The cal­cu­la­tion has been re­viewed by a lawyer; no per­son­al data was pub­lished.
Important
The tool pro­vides a pre­lim­i­nary result and does not replace doc­u­ment review.

Current as of . The cal­cu­la­tion is pre­lim­i­nary and depends on the doc­u­ments and cir­cum­stances.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

Is my average monthly wage equal to my salary?

Not nec­es­sar­i­ly. For sev­er­ance pay, average earn­ings are de­ter­mined under Pro­ce­dure No. 100 using the proper cal­cu­la­tion period and pay­ments. It is best to obtain the payroll de­part­ment’s cal­cu­la­tion and check it.

Why does the calculator show an amount before taxes?

Article 44 cal­cu­lates sev­er­ance using wage figures. The actual take-home amount depends on current tax and de­duc­tion rules, which this tool does not model.

When do two minimum wages apply?

Only for ter­mi­na­tion of an agree­ment under para­graph 3 of Article 36 due to con­scrip­tion or entry into mil­i­tary service, or as­sign­ment to al­ter­na­tive service. Similar life cir­cum­stances do not replace the spe­cif­ic legal ground.

Is one average monthly wage always paid upon redundancy?

Para­graph 1 of Article 40 falls under the branch pro­vid­ing at least one average monthly salary. However, check the exact ground in the order, the cor­rect­ness of the average earn­ings, and any higher con­trac­tu­al guar­an­tee.

Can a collective agreement provide for greater assistance?

Yes, if the rel­e­vant guar­an­tee is in force and applies to the em­ploy­ee and ground for dis­missal. For em­ploy­er vi­o­la­tions, Article 44 ex­press­ly refers to the con­trac­tu­al amount but sets a minimum of three average salaries.

Is compensation for unused leave included in the result?

No. Sev­er­ance pay, wages through the dis­missal date, unused leave com­pen­sa­tion, and other amounts due are checked sep­a­rate­ly.

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Free initial con­sul­ta­tion

Need to check the grounds for dismissal and the amount?

Submit an ap­pli­ca­tion if you need to check the order, average earn­ings, col­lec­tive agree­ment, and full final set­tle­ment for an em­ploy­ee in Kyiv or Kyiv Oblast.

  • the cal­cu­la­tor result can serve as a ref­er­ence for a con­ver­sa­tion
  • doc­u­ments, dead­lines, or con­tract terms may change the con­clu­sion
  • briefly de­scribe the cir­cum­stances in the form if needed