If you want the employee to leave straight away, you terminate the contract and pay compensation in lieu of notice equal to the notice period. The law sets no form for this termination, but a letter with the date and the principle of the compensation prevents arguments about the date and the amount. The template is in Dutch and French.
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You do not want the employee to work their notice. The compensation is the pay for the notice period that would apply, plus the benefits in the contract such as meal vouchers or a company car. If there is serious cause, no compensation is due and you use the template for dismissal for serious cause.
Work out the notice period that would apply: seniority and the contract start date set the number of weeks.
Fill in the date of termination and the number of weeks' pay. Weekly pay is the gross monthly pay × 3 / 13; the benefits in the contract are added.
You may hand this letter over in person: the law sets no form for a termination. Have the employee sign for receipt or send it by registered post, so the date is fixed.
With compensation of 30 weeks or more you also offer outplacement.
At the end, file the Dimona exit, draw up the final settlement and hand over the C4 and the holiday certificate.
Below is the Dutch text, as used in Flanders. The fields to fill in are in square brackets. In the Word file they are highlighted.
Betreft: beëindiging van uw arbeidsovereenkomst
Geachte [mevrouw/heer] [naam],
Wij beëindigen uw arbeidsovereenkomst vandaag, [datum], met onmiddellijke ingang. U ontvangt een opzeggingsvergoeding die overeenstemt met [aantal] weken loon, berekend volgens artikel 39 van de wet op de arbeidsovereenkomsten.
Uw eindafrekening en sociale documenten ontvangt u binnen de wettelijke termijnen.
Met vriendelijke groeten,
[Naam, functie, handtekening]
This template gives general information and follows the rules in force on 8 October 2026. It is not legal advice, and no rights can be derived from it. Your joint committee, your work rules and the facts of your case may call for a different text.
Dismissal with compensation in lieu of notice
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