Calculate your annual leave payout on resignation or termination
Under the National Employment Standards, all full-time and part-time employees are entitled to annual leave that must be paid out when employment ends. Full-time employees accrue 4 weeks per year (shift workers 5 weeks). This calculator estimates your gross and net payout including optional leave loading of 17.5%.
Last updated: March 2026
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Full-time and part-time employees are entitled to 4 weeks of paid annual leave per year under the National Employment Standards. Shift workers (those regularly rostered on Sundays or public holidays) are entitled to 5 weeks per year.
When you resign or are terminated, your employer must pay out your unused annual leave at your ordinary time rate of pay. The payout is calculated as: (accrued days) x (daily ordinary rate). Leave loading of 17.5% may also apply depending on your award or agreement.
Annual leave loading is an additional 17.5% on top of ordinary pay, paid to compensate employees for not being able to earn overtime or penalty rates while on leave. Whether you receive it depends on your award, enterprise agreement, or employment contract.
Yes. When your employment is terminated for any reason — including redundancy, resignation, or dismissal — your employer must pay out all accrued but unused annual leave at your ordinary rate of pay.