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Termination letter generator
Create a clear, professional termination letter in minutes. Fill in a few details on the left and watch the letter build itself on the right, then download it as a PDF or print it the moment it's ready.
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Dear Jane Doe,
Company details
Employee & termination details
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How to generate your termination letter
Add company details
Enter the company name, address, contact info and logo. This becomes the letterhead.
Add termination details
Fill in the employee's name, designation, last working day, and optionally a reason and notice period.
Download or print
Pick a tone, review the live preview, then download it as a PDF or print it directly.
What is a termination letter?
Dear Jane Doe,
Types of termination letters
- Termination for cause: ends employment due to policy violations, misconduct, or performance issues, and usually documents the specific grounds.
- Layoff or redundancy letter: ends employment due to restructuring, budget cuts, or role elimination, unrelated to the employee's performance.
- End of contract letter: confirms that a fixed-term or contract engagement is concluding as scheduled, rather than being cut short.
- Involuntary termination without cause: ends employment at the employer's discretion, without citing misconduct or performance as the reason.
Is a termination letter legally required?
- The company's letterhead or name, address and contact details clearly printed at the top.
- The employee's name, role, and the specific effective date of termination.
- An authorized signature from HR or the employee's reporting manager.
- Any notice period, final pay, benefits continuation, and property-return details that apply.
Why use Testlify's termination letter generator
Termination letters are high-stakes documents, and most HR teams still write them one at a time under time pressure, copying an old letter and hoping every date and detail is correct. This tool keeps the structure consistent every time and updates the letter live as you type, so there's nothing to double-check twice.
It works for terminations for cause, layoffs, redundancies, and the end of fixed-term contracts alike. Pick a tone that matches the situation, add an optional reason and notice period, and the letter reads like it was written for that specific exit rather than copy-pasted.
Because everything runs in your browser, there's no account to create and no employee data sent anywhere to generate the letter. You fill in the form, see the result, and download it. Nothing is stored on our end.
It's free to use as often as you need, whether you're issuing one letter for a single exit or handling a round of layoffs.
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