Redundancy Payout Calculator Australia
How many weeks of redundancy pay do you get, and how much? Calculate your NES (Fair Work) redundancy pay and minimum notice entitlement by years of service — before tax.
Already know your payout amount and just need the tax? Use the Redundancy Tax Calculator for the tax-free limit and ETP breakdown.
Been with your employer 5+ years? Don't forget to check your Long Service Leave Calculator entitlement — it's separate from your NES redundancy pay.
Your final pay also includes unused annual leave — with 17.5% loading if your award provides it. Estimate it with the Annual Leave Loading Calculator.
Use this for casual, fixed-term/project/seasonal, specified training, apprentice, serious-misconduct, transfer-of-business or industry-specific redundancy arrangements.
Enter decimals for partial years (for example, 2.5). NES bands use the service period; the ATO tax-free formula uses completed full years only.
Ordinary hours at base rate — excludes bonuses, loadings, allowances, overtime and penalty rates
These are NES statutory minimums. Awards, enterprise agreements and employment contracts can provide more.
Redundancy pay under Fair Work Act s119 is paid at your base rate for ordinary hours — it excludes bonuses, loadings, allowances, and overtime or penalty rates.
| Continuous Service | Redundancy Pay |
|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 0 weeks |
| 1 year – under 2 years | 4 weeks |
| 2 years – under 3 years | 6 weeks |
| 3 years – under 4 years | 7 weeks |
| 4 years – under 5 years | 8 weeks |
| 5 years – under 6 years | 10 weeks |
| 6 years – under 7 years | 11 weeks |
| 7 years – under 8 years | 13 weeks |
| 8 years – under 9 years | 14 weeks |
| 9 years – under 10 years | 16 weeks |
| 10 years or more | 12 weeks |
The 16-to-12-week change at 10 years comes directly from the statutory s119 table. Awards or agreements with an industry-specific scheme may use different entitlements.
Under Fair Work Act s117, your employer must give you this much notice of termination (or pay you in lieu of it). Add one extra week if you are over 45 years old and have at least 2 years' continuous service.
| Continuous Service | Minimum Notice |
|---|---|
| 1 year or less | 1 week |
| More than 1 year – 3 years | 2 weeks |
| More than 3 years – 5 years | 3 weeks |
| More than 5 years | 4 weeks |
| Any of the above, if older than 45 with 2+ years' service | +1 week |
Employers with fewer than 15 employees are generally exempt from the NES redundancy pay requirement. Count the employees being made redundant, other full- and part-time employees, regular and systematic casuals, and employees of associated entities.
Fair Work identifies exceptions for some bankrupt or liquidating employers that became small through downsizing, as well as industry-specific redundancy schemes. Confirm the s121 insolvency/downsizing exception before turning it on; use the Fair Work calculator or your award for an industry scheme.
6 years of service, age 47, $1,800/week base pay
12 years of service, age 47, $2,200/week base pay
In both examples the NES redundancy-pay component is below the genuine-redundancy tax-free limit. Payment in lieu of notice can also qualify when it forms part of a genuine redundancy payment and would not be expected on voluntary termination; confirm its classification from the employer's payment statement. See the Redundancy Tax Calculator for the tax breakdown.
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Tax Accuracy & Sources
Calculates standard NES (Fair Work Act) minimum redundancy pay and minimum notice entitlements, including the s121 small-business downsizing exception when confirmed. Special employment, transfer-of-business and industry-scheme cases are gated because their rules differ. The tax comparison only shows the numerical 2026-27 limit and does not determine whether a payment legally qualifies as a genuine redundancy payment.
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