Terminate the employment contract – this is how it works in a timely manner!
For the calculation of the notice period, the date of receipt of the notice of termination also applies to your employment contract, not the date listed in the notice of termination.
Termination is particularly easy for employees and employers if the period is not determined by weeks but by months. The notice period then ends exactly on the corresponding calendar day before.
An example: You want to quit your job on August 15 and you have one month’s notice. In that case, your notice of termination must reach your employer by July 15 at the latest.
The notice period is calculated somewhat differently if it is determined by weeks. Then it is not the calendar day that is decisive for the timely letter of termination, but the day of the week.
Another example: They want to cancel again on August 15th. This day is a Wednesday, so four weeks earlier it would be another Wednesday – you must have given notice by this Wednesday. With a notice period of four weeks, your notice should be received by your employer no later than Wednesday, July 18 in our example.