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Scope: Market-neutral work and pay planning using your own assumptions.
What this calculator helps you decide
Best for
Workers estimating the economic cost of a job transition delay.
Outputs
Delay opportunity cost, unpaid-period cost and total transition cost.
Start here
Enter current and new weekly net pay with the delayed and unpaid weeks.
- Close-intent boundary
- Do not use this to determine required or enforceable notice; use Relocation Moving Cost Payback Calculator for moving-cost recovery.
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Notice Period Cost: delay opportunity cost
Delay opportunity cost, unpaid-period cost and total transition cost.
Notice-period transition scenario
Enter the weekly pay difference, delay, unpaid time and other transition amounts.
Your numbers stay in this browser
Weeks before the new pay begins.
Current weekly net pay entered by you.
New weekly net pay entered by you.
Offsets and other costsOpen the assumptions you are less likely to change on every comparison.
Any unpaid transition weeks.
Other one-time transition costs.
Employer support that offsets transition cost.
Calculated result
The engine returns 4,000 of delay opportunity cost.
Use one currency consistently across all inputs.
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Scenario comparison
Each row names the assumption axis changed from the baseline.
ScenarioResultDifference
Entered scenario4,000.00Baseline
Delayed weeks: 94,500.00500.00
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Calculation details
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Total notice-period cost
Total notice-period cost
totalNoticePeriodCost = delayOpportunityCost + unpaidPeriodCost + transitionCosts − employerContribution4,000.00 currency unitsResult4,000.00 currency units
Delay opportunity cost plus unpaid-period cost and transition costs, less employer contribution. Displayed using the engine-rounded value.
Total notice-period cost formula →Delay opportunity cost
Delay opportunity cost
delayOpportunityCost = max(0, newWeeklyNet − currentWeeklyNet) × delayedWeeks4,000.00 currency unitsResult4,000.00 currency units
Positive weekly net gain delayed multiplied by delayed weeks. Displayed using the engine-rounded value.
Delay opportunity cost formula →Unpaid-period cost
Unpaid-period cost
unpaidPeriodCost = currentWeeklyNet × unpaidWeeks0.00 currency unitsResult0.00 currency units
Current weekly net pay multiplied by unpaid weeks. Displayed using the engine-rounded value.
Unpaid-period cost formula →Inputs used
- Delayed weeks
- 8
- Current weekly net pay
- 1,000.00 currency units
- New weekly net pay
- 1,500.00 currency units
- Unpaid weeks
- 0
- Transition costs
- 0.00 currency units
- Employer contribution
- 0.00 currency units
Open this calculator with preset values
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| Parameter | Meaning | Unit | Allowed values | Presence | Default |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| delayedWeeks | Weeks before the new pay begins. | weeks | 0 to 53 | Required | 8 |
| currentWeeklyNet | Current weekly net pay entered by you. | currency units/week | 0 to 100000000 | Required | 1000 |
| newWeeklyNet | New weekly net pay entered by you. | currency units/week | 0 to 100000000 | Required | 1500 |
| unpaidWeeks | Any unpaid transition weeks. | weeks | 0 to 53 | Required | 0 |
| transitionCosts | Other one-time transition costs. | currency units | 0 to 100000000 | Required | 0 |
| employerContribution | Employer support that offsets transition cost. | currency units | 0 to 100000000 | Required | 0 |
Notice Period Cost: delay opportunity cost
Use the estimate only for the transition amounts and delay entered.
Formula summary
- Primary formula
- totalNoticePeriodCost = delayOpportunityCost + unpaidPeriodCost + transitionCosts − employerContribution
Data used here
- The estimate uses your inputs and the work-value formula documented in the methodology.
Decision checks
Act on the result
Confirm notice, pay and employer contribution terms independently.
Stress-test the decision
Retest delayed weeks and the weekly net-pay difference.
When this estimate can be misleading
- The tool does not determine enforceability, required notice or garden leave.
- Tax and legal outcomes are excluded.
- Use the estimate only for the transition amounts and delay entered.
Educational estimate, not advice. See all assumptions & limitations →
Related reading
Use these practical guides to interpret the decision and its assumptions.
- How to use the Notice Period Cost calculator
Estimate notice-period opportunity cost without deciding enforceability, required notice or tax.
Read guide
Frequently asked questions
What economic cost does my entered notice transition create?
Confirm notice, pay and employer contribution terms independently.
Which official source and period does this use?
This market-neutral tool does not use an official local policy rule.
Can I share or save a scenario?
Tool inputs and results stay in this browser. Anonymous categorical usage analytics send only governed page, tool, cluster and action identifiers; tool inputs and results are never sent. Error monitoring is disabled. Optional saved state stays only on this device.
How should I validate the estimate before acting?
Use the estimate as a bounded planning range and replace assumptions with current work and pay records before committing.