Route 1 · Art. 48(1)
30 days' notice + 1 month's pay
2,500 GEL
- Written notice
- at least 30 calendar days
- Compensation (at least 1 month's pay)
- 2,500 GEL
- Employer pension contribution (2%)
- + 50 GEL
- Total employer cost
- 2,550 GEL
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Estimate the statutory minimum a Georgian employer owes when it ends an employment contract under Labor Code Article 48 — both routes the employer can choose between, and the employer's pension contribution.
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For reference only — the Georgian statutory minimum does not change with length of service.
Ground: Art. 47(1)(a)
Statutory minimum
The employer chooses one of these two routes. They are alternatives and are never added up.
Route 2 · Art. 48(2)
3 days' notice + 2 months' pay
5,000 GEL
- Written notice
- at least 3 calendar days
- Compensation (at least 2 months' pay)
- 5,000 GEL
- Employer pension contribution (2%)
- + 100 GEL
- Total employer cost
- 5,100 GEL
These are minimums: the contract or a collective agreement can give more.
What the Georgian Labor Code requires
Two routes under Article 48
For redundancy (Art. 47(1)(a)), a skills mismatch (47(1)(f)), long-term incapacity (47(1)(i)) or another objective circumstance (47(1)(n)), the employer either gives at least 30 calendar days' written notice and compensation of at least 1 month's pay (Art. 48(1)), or at least 3 calendar days' written notice and compensation of at least 2 months' pay (Art. 48(2)). The employer chooses; the two are never added up.
Probation
Under Article 17(4), Article 48 does not apply when a probationary contract ends, unless that contract says otherwise. The employee is paid for the time worked. Probation lasts at most 6 months and needs a written contract (Art. 17(1)).
Pension contribution
For Georgian citizens participating in the Mandatory Funded Pension Scheme, the employer's 2% pension contribution applies on top of the severance compensation. This is an additional employer cost, not direct compensation to the employee.
When the Code sets no minimum
Article 48's notice and compensation do not cover breach of duties (Art. 47(1)(g) or (h)), resignation (47(1)(d) — the employee gives at least 30 calendar days' notice instead, Art. 48(3)), expiry of a fixed-term contract (47(1)(b)) or a written agreement of the parties (47(1)(e)). The contract or a collective agreement can still give more than the Code.
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