Final Dues

Resignation notice and final-dues calculator

Estimate pay for days worked, accrued leave, and payment in lieu of notice when a Kenyan employee resigns. Severance for redundancy is not included.

Figures follow the Employment Act, 2007: at least 21 working days’ leave a year (1.75 days for each completed month in a leave year), 28 days’ written notice for monthly-paid staff unless the contract is longer, and payment in lieu under section 36. Service pay under section 35(5) is omitted if the person is in NSSF or another pension scheme. A contract or CBA can be more generous. Daily-rate conventions used below are disclosed because the Act does not name a divisor.

Use the basic or consolidated figure your contract names for leave and notice.

Statutory minimum for monthly pay is 28 days if the contract is not longer.

Notice
Accrued leave

The Act does not fix this divisor. 26 is a common payroll practice; use 22 or 30 if that is your policy.

NSSF or other pension / gratuity cover

Unpaid overtime, allowances or a contractual gratuity. Do not add statutory redundancy severance on a resignation.

What the law provides — and what it does not

Under the Employment Act, 2007, a monthly-paid contract may be ended by 28 days’ written notice, or by paying the remuneration that would have been earned during the notice period (sections 35 and 36). A contract can set a longer notice. Annual leave is not less than 21 working days after twelve months, and at least 1.75 days for each completed month where employment ends during a leave-earning period (section 28). Leave is paid with full pay; this tool converts that into shillings with a disclosed working-day divisor because the Act does not name one.

Service pay on a section 35(1)(c) termination is due only if the employee is not in NSSF, a registered pension or provident fund, or another gratuity or service scheme, and the terms are to be fixed (sections 35(5) and 35(6)). Severance of at least 15 days’ pay per completed year is a redundancy entitlement under section 40, not a resignation entitlement, and is not added here.

Sources (dated 12 November 2026)

  • Employment Act, 2007 (Cap. 226), sections 28 (annual leave), 35 (termination notice and service pay), 36 (payment in lieu of notice) and 40 (redundancy / severance). new.kenyalaw.org and the Ministry of Labour text of the Act.

Disclaimer

Final Dues is a free estimate, not legal advice and not affiliated with the Ministry of Labour. Collective agreements, contracts and court decisions can change what is owed. PAYE and other statutory deductions may still apply to some items. This page does not collect personal data.