Free Sick Leave Calculator Australia
This sick leave calculator shows how much paid personal (sick and carer's) leave you have accrued under the National Employment Standards, in hours and days, after any leave you have taken.
Sick leave calculator: leave by hours per week
| Hours per week | Sick leave a year | After 6 months | Per week worked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 hours | 76 hours | 38 hours | 1.462 hours |
| 40 hours | 80 hours | 40 hours | 1.538 hours |
| 35 hours | 70 hours | 35 hours | 1.346 hours |
| 30 hours | 60 hours | 30 hours | 1.154 hours |
| 25 hours | 50 hours | 25 hours | 0.962 hours |
| 20 hours | 40 hours | 20 hours | 0.769 hours |
| 15 hours | 30 hours | 15 hours | 0.577 hours |
What sick leave covers
Paid personal leave covers time off when you are sick or injured, and carer's leave when you need to care for or support a member of your immediate family or household who is sick, injured or affected by an unexpected emergency. Your employer can ask for evidence, such as a medical certificate or statutory declaration, even for one day.
Other leave under the NES
- Compassionate leave: 2 days each time a family or household member dies or has a life-threatening illness or injury (paid for permanent employees, unpaid for casuals).
- Family and domestic violence leave: 10 days of paid leave each year for all employees, including casuals. It doesn't accumulate.
- Annual leave: 4 weeks a year. See the annual leave calculator.
Frequently asked questions
How does the sick leave calculator work?
Under the National Employment Standards, full-time and part-time employees accrue paid personal (sick and carer's) leave of 10 days a year, which works out to 1/26 of their ordinary hours worked. The sick leave calculator multiplies your weekly hours by the weeks you have worked, divides by 26 and takes off any leave you have used.
How many hours of sick leave do I get a year?
A full-time employee on 38 hours a week accrues 76 hours a year (38 × 52 ÷ 26), which is 10 days of 7.6 hours. A part-time employee on 20 hours a week accrues 40 hours a year.
Does sick leave carry over each year?
Yes. Unused paid sick and carer's leave carries over from year to year with no upper limit, but it isn't paid out when you leave the job (unless your award or agreement says so).
Do casual employees get sick leave?
No paid sick leave. Casual employees can take 2 days of unpaid carer's leave and 2 days of unpaid compassionate leave each time they are needed, plus paid family and domestic violence leave.
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