Ending an employment contract in Estonia 2026
Ending an employment contract involves notice periods, a final settlement with compensation for unused holiday on the last working day, and redundancy compensation where applicable. This guide sums up the rules and points to the right calculators.
Notice periods
| Situation | Notice |
|---|---|
| Ordinary termination by the employee | 30 calendar days |
| During the probation period (both parties) | 15 calendar days |
| Employer, tenure under 1 year | 15 calendar days |
| Employer, tenure 1–5 years | 30 calendar days |
| Employer, tenure 5–10 years | 60 calendar days |
| Employer, tenure 10+ years | 90 calendar days |
Final pay and unused holiday
On the day employment ends, all earned but unpaid wages and the compensation for unused, unexpired basic holiday fall due. The holiday pay calculator works out the compensation (choose "Compensation for unused holiday"); the salary calculator shows the net amount.Redundancy and benefits
On redundancy the employer pays compensation of one month's average wage. With 5–10 years of tenure the Unemployment Insurance Fund adds one month, and with over 10 years two months of average wages. After losing a job you may be entitled to the unemployment insurance benefit: from 2026, 60% for the first 100 days and 40% after – work it out with the unemployment benefit calculator.Related calculators
- Holiday pay calculator
- Unemployment insurance benefit calculator (Estonia)
- Salary calculator (Estonia)
- Business days calculator
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Source: Unemployment Insurance Fund – benefit ↗ · Source: Tööelu portal – ending employment ↗