Brazil severance pay calculator
Enter the salary, the dates and why the job ended. Payments and deductions are listed separately.
What you enter stays on this page and is not sent anywhere.
Source, checked October 19, 2026: Planalto: Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho (Decreto-Lei 5.452/1943), Planalto: Lei nº 12.506/2011, Planalto: Lei nº 4.090/1962, Planalto: Lei nº 8.036/1990 (FGTS), Planalto: Lei nº 8.212/1991, Planalto: Lei nº 7.713/1988, INSS: Tabela de contribuição mensal, Receita Federal: Tributação de 2026, Planalto: Lei nº 15.270/2025
How to use it
- Enter the salary, the start date and the last day worked.
- Pick how the job ended and what happens with the notice period.
- Read each payment, the deductions and the FGTS fine.
Questions
How long is the notice period in Brazil?
30 days plus 3 days for each full year with the employer, up to 90 days (Lei 12.506/2011). Paid notice counts as time of service, so it can add another twelfth of 13th salary and vacation.
What is a termination by agreement (acordo)?
Under CLT art. 484-A, paid notice and the FGTS fine are halved (a 20% fine), up to 80% of the FGTS balance can be withdrawn, and there is no unemployment insurance. Everything else is paid in full.
What does an employee fired for just cause get?
Only the salary balance and any earned vacation with its one third. No notice pay, no pro rata 13th salary or vacation, and no FGTS fine.
Why can the official termination form show a different amount?
Overtime, allowances, absences that shorten vacation, a 13th salary advance already paid and union agreements are not included. If the FGTS balance is left empty, it is estimated at 8% a month.
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