Spain Severance Calculator
Estimate severance (indemnización por despido) under Spanish labor law, by termination category.
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المعادلة
Improcedente/Art. 50: 33 days x years of service, capped at 24 monthly salaries. Objetivo/colectivo: 20 days x years, capped at 12 monthly salaries. Fin de contrato temporal (standard): 12 days x years, uncapped. Procedente, excluded temporary subtypes: 0. Despido nulo and baja voluntaria are not day-rate calculations — see the FAQ.
Each termination category under the Estatuto de los Trabajadores (ET) has its own formula. Despido improcedente (Art. 56.1 ET) and Art. 50 resolución both pay 33 days of salary per year of service, capped at 24 monthly salaries. Despido objetivo (Art. 53.1.b ET) and despido colectivo (Art. 51.4 ET) both pay 20 days per year, capped at 12 monthly salaries. Fin de contrato temporal (Art. 49.1.c ET) pays 12 days per year with no statutory cap, but excludes contratos formativos and interinidad/sustitución contracts entirely. Partial years are prorated by completed months only (this calculator truncates a partial month rather than rounding it — the exact legally-binding figure may differ slightly; consult a labor law professional). Despido procedente pays nothing. Despido nulo and baja voluntaria aren't severance formulas at all — see the FAQ for why.
مثال
An employee earning 2,000 EUR/month, employed from 1 June 2019 to 1 June 2025 (exactly 6 years), dismissed by despido improcedente: daily wage = 2,000 x 12 / 365 = 65.75 EUR. Days accrued = 33 x 6 = 198. Amount = 65.75 x 198 = 13,019.18 EUR, well under the 24-month cap (48,000 EUR), so the full 13,019.18 EUR is paid. The same employee under despido objetivo instead would accrue 20 x 6 = 120 days = 7,890.41 EUR.
الأسئلة الشائعة
Why does Despido Nulo show "N/A — see note" instead of an amount?
A dismissal ruled null (despido nulo) — typically for discrimination or a violation of fundamental rights — isn't a severance calculation at all. The law requires immediate reinstatement plus full back pay for wages lost since the dismissal (salarios de tramitación), which the employer cannot substitute with a payment. This is often worth more than any severance formula below it, not less — consult a labor lawyer for this scenario.
Why is Baja Voluntaria (resignation) always 0 EUR?
Resigning (Art. 49.1.d ET) carries no statutory severance — this is genuinely correct, not a limitation of this calculator. The only legal obligation is a notice period (preaviso), typically around 15 days by custom but not fixed in the ET itself; check your convenio colectivo (collective agreement) for the exact period that applies to you.
Why does this calculator only cover contracts from 2012 onward?
For contracts formalized before 12 February 2012, the calculation blends two different formulas — 45 days/year for service before that date (capped at 42 monthly salaries) and 33 days/year afterward — with a genuinely disputed cap interaction that courts have had to clarify case by case. This calculator doesn't model that blended formula; if your contract predates 12 February 2012, consult a labor law professional.
How is the daily wage calculated?
Gross monthly salary x 12, divided by 365 — the standard "salario diario regulador" wage basis. This calculator assumes your entered monthly salary already includes prorated extra payments (pagas extra); if you're only entering base salary, your real figure will be somewhat higher.
Is a labor reform changing these amounts?
As of 2026, there is ongoing discussion in Spain and at the EU level about reforming unfair-dismissal compensation, partly driven by European Social Charter pressure. No change to the formulas used in this calculator has been enacted as law — this calculator reflects current, unchanged law.