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Quit vs fired GT: Q6,000 × 2y → Q6,500 vs Q18,500

Q6,000 for exactly 2 years: resignation Q6,500 · dismissal Q18,500 (+Q12,000 Art. 82 severance). Compare both packages.

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Difference (dismissal − resignation)

GTQ 14,019.18

Dismissal total
GTQ 19,526.03
Resignation total
GTQ 5,506.85
Severance (dismissal only)
GTQ 14,019.18
Years worked
2

Educational Labor Code model only (1 month per year on unjust dismissal + proportional benefits). CTR default: Q6,000 · 2024-03-01→2026-03-01 · 0 vacation → resign Q6,500 / dismiss Q18,500. Not legal advice. Sep 2026.

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Guatemala settlement: Q5,000 and 2.5 years → Q24,130.16 (dismissal)

Dismissed at Q5,000 from 1 Jan 2023 to 30 Jun 2025? The estimate is Q24,130.16: severance Q14,559.38 (Art. 82 base plus half an aguinaldo and half a Bono 14), aguinaldo, Bono 14 and vacation.

Guatemala Severance: Q6,000 × 2y = Q12,000 (package Q21,500)

At Q6,000 and 2 years, Art. 82 is Q12,000. With unused vacation, aguinaldo, and Bono 14 the package is Q21,500. Check it before you sign.

Guatemala finiquito: Q5,000 from 1 Jan 2023 to 30 Jun 2025 → Q24,130.16

Q5,000 from 1 Jan 2023 to 30 Jun 2025 (912 days), dismissal and 10 vacation days → Q24,130.16. Severance Q14,559.38 on the Art. 82 base (half aguinaldo and half Bono 14).

Resignation vs dismissal: how much does the total change?

When a job ends in Guatemala, the package is not the same if you resign or if there is unjust dismissal. The large gap is usually severance (indemnización) (about 1 month of salary per year worked in this calculator's educational model).

Quick answer (form default)

Q6,000 · 2024-03-01 → 2026-03-01 · 0 unused vacation →
Resignation Q6,500 · Dismissal Q18,500 · gap Q12,000 (= Art. 82 severance).

Know how you are leaving?

This comparison helps you decide. Once you know your termination type, calculate the full amount (with prior notice and pending salaries) in the Guatemala settlement calculator.

Educational estimate. Not legal advice

Figures come from CalcuFast's simplified Labor Code model. They do not replace a signed finiquito or counsel. Confirm with HR, the Ministry of Labor, or a labor lawyer.

What this tool compares

ItemResignation (model)Unjust dismissal (model)
Severance (Art. 82)No (Q0)Yes (~1 month × years)
Proportional Christmas bonus (aguinaldo)YesYes
Proportional Bono 14YesYes
Unused vacationYes (days you enter)Yes

The difference between totals is almost always severance. Confirm constructive dismissal, mutual agreement, or other exit types with counsel.

Closed hero example (default)

Salary Q6,000 · start 2024-03-01 · end 2026-03-01 · 0 vacation (730 days = 2.00 years):

LineResignationDismissal
SeveranceQ0Q12,000
Proportional aguinaldoQ2,000Q2,000
Proportional Bono 14Q4,500Q4,500
Unused vacationQ0Q0
TotalQ6,500Q18,500

Gap Q12,000 = severance only. Aguinaldo/Bono 14 shift if you change the exit month.

More engine-locked scenarios

CaseResignationDismissalGap
Q6,000 · 2y · 0 vac (hero)Q6,500Q18,500Q12,000
Q5,000 · ~3y · 15 vac (2023-03-01→2026-03-01)Q7,916.67Q22,930.37Q15,013.70
Q10,000 · ~5y · 0 vac (2021-01-01→2026-01-01)Q7,500Q57,527.40Q50,027.40

How to use it

  1. Enter your monthly salary in quetzales.
  2. Hire start and exit dates (the form default is already the CTR hero).
  3. Unused vacation days (ask HR if unsure).
  4. Compare both totals and the breakdown.
Educational model

Severance (dismissal) ≈ monthly salary × (days worked ÷ 365)

Aguinaldo and Bono 14 ≈ (salary ÷ 12) × months in the matching period

Unused vacation ≈ (salary ÷ 30) × days remaining

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YMYL notice

Educational estimate based on a simplified Labor Code model. Not legal advice. Special cases (justified dismissal, commissions, garnishments) can change the result. Reviewed: September 2026.

FAQ

Under the usual voluntary-resignation model, no. On the hero Q6,000 × 2 years, resignation closes at Q6,500 (aguinaldo Q2,000 + Bono 14 Q4,500) with no severance. Still check unused vacation.

Q12,000: dismissal Q18,500 minus resignation Q6,500. That gap is exactly the engine's Art. 82 severance.

In this calculator, yes: both scenarios share benefits and only dismissal adds severance. Real cases may include other items or settlements.

Do not assume the same package. Justified dismissal has different rules: confirm the legal ground with counsel.