Calculate your NES minimum redundancy pay based on years of service. Fair Work rates, not estimates. Client-side only, no data leaves your browser.
This calculator provides an indicative estimate based on the National Employment Standards minimum scale. It is not legal or financial advice. Your actual entitlement depends on your contract, award, or enterprise agreement. Verify at fairwork.gov.au.
52 weeks = 1 year. Count from your start date with this employer.
Base rate before tax. Do not include overtime, bonuses, or allowances.
The redundancy amount in your letter. Leave out notice, leave and other payments.
Enter your weeks of service and gross weekly pay to see your indicative NES redundancy entitlement.
The NES figure is the legal minimum. If you enter your offer, the tax estimate uses it. Your contract, award, or enterprise agreement may provide a higher amount. Notice period, annual leave, and long service leave payouts are not included. The tax estimate uses ATO 2026-27 figures. It does not account for whole-of-income caps or other tax offsets. This is not tax or financial advice. For your specific situation, contact the ATO on 13 28 61 or a registered tax agent. For redundancy entitlements, contact the Fair Work Ombudsman on 13 13 94.
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The tax estimate above uses the ATO's figures for the 2026-27 income year (1 July to 30 June).
Source: ATO, Employment termination payments, last updated 17 April 2026.
Three examples, worked through on the ATO's 2026-27 figures for someone under 60. They use the same sums as the calculator above.
Priya worked in a contact centre for four years on A$1,200 a week. She is under 60, and her employer paid the NES minimum and nothing more. The tax estimate runs on the NES minimum.
Daniel worked in claims for ten years on A$1,800 a week. He is under 60, was paid the NES minimum, and had A$8,000 of unused annual leave paid out. The tax estimate runs on the NES minimum.
Mei worked in operations for twelve years on A$2,000 a week. She is under 60, and her letter offers A$150,000 in redundancy pay. The tax estimate runs on her offer, not the NES minimum.
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This calculator works out one employee at a time, from their years of service and their weekly pay. The National Employment Standards scale it uses applies to employers with 15 or more employees.
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