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Job Exit Checklist

A practical list of things you may want to check before resigning.

Reading this in your own language does not mean it describes your own country’s law. What you owe comes from your employment agreement and the country you work in. Unless a page names a country, it is deliberately jurisdiction-neutral.

General information only. Employment rules depend on your contract and location.

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Before you resign

Understand your obligations and options before acting.

Read the notice and termination clauses in your contractYour notice period, and what happens if it is not served, usually comes from here first.
Check whether payment in lieu or a buyout is mentionedAnd who is able to trigger it — you, or only your employer.Notice period buyout and early release
Run the full risk check, if you have not alreadyYour contract, your notice period and your reason for leaving, weighed together.Run the risk check

Check your timing

Understand when you can realistically leave.

Calculate your notice timelineWork out your projected last working day from today, or from a date you choose.Open the notice calculator
Confirm your new start date, if you have oneAnd whether it can move if it conflicts with your notice period.
Decide what you are asking for before the conversationFull notice, an early release, or a buyout — decide before, not during it.

Prepare financially

Understand whether you can afford the transition.

Calculate your financial runwayHow long your savings cover your essentials once the salary stops.Open the runway calculator
Review your financial bufferA held-back cushion for the unexpected, on top of your baseline runway.
Understand the impact of unpaid notice on your final payWhether a deduction for unserved notice is allowed depends on the law where you work as well as your agreement. If one is made, expect to see it in the final settlement.

Not sure where to start?

Run the full risk check first — it weighs your contract, timing and money together, then explains which one matters most.

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