WorkCalc Blog: Australian Workplace Guides
Plain-English guides to your workplace entitlements — annual leave, redundancy pay, superannuation, long service leave and more. Written to Fair Work Act and ATO standards, with worked examples.
Annual Leave
10 guidesHow Annual Leave Accrues in Australia
Everything you need to know about how the NES 4-week accrual works, when leave starts building and how to calculate your balance.
Read guide Annual LeavePermanent Part-Time vs Casual: The Crucial Difference in Annual Leave
Who accrues leave, who gets the 25% casual loading instead, and how the NES applies to each employment type.
Read guide Annual LeaveDo Part-Time Employees Get Annual Leave? Your Rights in Australia
Hours-based accrual calculations, NES entitlement and worked examples for common part-time arrangements.
Read guide Annual Leave38-Hour vs 40-Hour Week: How Contracted Hours Affect Annual Leave
The difference between 38hr and 40hr weeks for leave accrual, and what it means for your balance and payout.
Read guide Annual LeaveAnnual Leave Payout on Resignation: What You're Owed and How It's Taxed
What you're entitled to when you resign, how it's calculated under the NES, and what ATO Schedule 7 means for you.
Read guide Annual LeaveAnnual Leave When Starting a New Job Mid-Year
When accrual begins at a new employer, pro-rata entitlements, and how leave works when you start partway through the year.
Read guide Annual LeaveAnnual Leave Loading Australia: Who Gets 17.5% and How It's Calculated
What leave loading is, which awards include it, how 17.5% is calculated, and whether it applies on termination.
Read guide Annual LeaveIs Your Employer Paying Your Leave Loading? A Payslip Checklist
How to check whether your employer is paying the correct leave loading — and what to do if you are being underpaid.
Read guide Annual LeaveTax on Annual Leave Payouts: ATO Schedule 7 Explained
How tax is withheld on unused leave payouts — resignation vs redundancy rates, worked examples and after-tax estimates.
Read guide Annual LeaveCashing Out Annual Leave in Australia: Tax, Rules and How It Works
When you can cash out leave, the tax consequences, minimum balance rules and what your employer can and cannot do.
Read guideSick, Carer's & Parental Leave
3 guidesSick Leave Entitlements in Australia: The Complete Guide
10 days a year, the 1/26 accrual formula, casual rules, medical certificates and what happens to unused sick leave.
Read guide Sick & Parental LeaveMedical Certificates for Sick Leave: What Your Employer Can Ask For
When your employer can ask for evidence, what counts as a valid certificate and your privacy rights.
Read guide Sick & Parental LeavePaid Parental Leave Australia: Your Guide to the 26-Week Scheme
Who is eligible, how much it pays, how the 26 weeks work and how to claim.
Read guideLong Service Leave
2 guidesPro-Rata Long Service Leave: What You're Owed Before 10 Years
How pro-rata LSL works in each state — qualifying periods, resignation vs redundancy rules and how to calculate what you're owed.
Read guide Long Service LeaveLong Service Leave Victoria: Entitlements, Thresholds and How It Works
The 7-year threshold, 1/60 accrual rate, pro-rata on resignation, CoINVEST scheme and Victoria's LSL Act 2018 in full.
Read guideRedundancy
3 guidesHow Is Redundancy Calculated in Australia? NES Table and Worked Examples
The Fair Work Act NES redundancy pay table, base weekly pay, the 10-year drop, genuine redundancy rules and step-by-step examples.
Read guide RedundancyTax on Redundancy Pay: What's Tax-Free, What's Not (2025–26 ATO Rules)
The ATO tax-free threshold ($13,100 + $6,552/yr), ETP concessional rates, and how leave and notice pay are taxed separately.
Read guide RedundancyRedundancy vs Resignation: The Financial Difference Every Australian Should Know
Worked dollar comparison: over $22,000 net difference on an $85,000 salary with 6 years of service. NES entitlements and tax explained.
Read guideEmployment Rights
4 guidesProbation Periods in Australia: Your Rights From Day One
What probation means, the unfair dismissal minimum employment period, notice during probation and your NES rights.
Read guide Employment RightsCasual vs Permanent Employment: The Complete Comparison
Casual loading, leave, notice, redundancy and the employee choice pathway to permanent work.
Read guide Employment RightsPay in Lieu of Notice: How It's Calculated and Taxed
How notice pay is worked out, how it is taxed and what else you are owed when your job ends.
Read guide Employment RightsFair Work Information Statement: FWIS, CEIS and FTCIS Explained
The statements your employer must give you, when you should get them and what they cover.
Read guidePay & Tax
4 guidesWorking on Christmas Day: Pay Rates, Public Holidays and Your Rights
2026 Christmas and New Year public holidays by state, rates by award, casual pay and when you can refuse.
Read guide Pay & TaxATO Tax Tables 2026–27: How Much Tax Comes Out of Your Pay
Weekly, fortnightly and monthly tax withheld, with and without the tax-free threshold and HECS/HELP.
Read guide Pay & TaxHow to Calculate Your Take-Home Pay in Australia
Step-by-step formula with the 2026–27 tax brackets, Medicare levy, HECS/HELP and worked examples.
Read guide Pay & TaxHow Is Overtime Calculated in Australia?
Time and a half, double time and weekday overtime tiers, with worked examples.
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