HR Toolkit/Redundancy Calculator

Termination estimates with the assumptions exposed.

Estimate notice, NES redundancy pay, and common final-pay items for Australian scenarios so the next HR conversation starts with structure, not guesswork.

Build the termination estimate

Enter base pay, service, and common final-pay items to produce a structured estimate for discussion.

Complete years of service

Additional months

Weekly base pay

Redundancy pay uses base pay for ordinary hours.

Ordinary hours per week

Role is being made redundant

Switch off for ordinary dismissal / non-redundancy scenarios.

Employer has 15 or more employees

Most small business employers are exempt from NES redundancy pay.

Employee is over 45

Adds 1 week of notice when service is at least 2 years.

Unused annual leave hours

Leave loading %

Wages owing

Long service leave

Other amounts

Estimated total

$0.00

Run an estimate to see notice, redundancy, and common final-pay components.

This tool is designed for scenario planning: it helps structure what to check before a final HR/payroll decision is made.

Planning note: this tool provides an indicative estimate only. It does not replace legal advice, payroll advice, or checking the relevant award, registered agreement, employment contract, tax treatment, or long service leave rules.

References: Fair Work redundancy pay, minimum notice, and final pay.

NES redundancy table used

1-2 years4 weeks

2-3 years6 weeks

3-4 years7 weeks

4-5 years8 weeks

5-6 years10 weeks

6-7 years11 weeks

7-8 years13 weeks

8-9 years14 weeks

9-10 years16 weeks

10+ years12 weeks