Australian Sick Leave Calculator
Check the National Employment Standards minimum for your employment type and understand what evidence may be requested for time away from work.
This calculator gives a general estimate only. Your current leave balance depends on your start date, ordinary hours, leave already taken, and any more generous workplace terms.
Your leave estimate
Your result
10 days
estimated paid personal/carer's leave each year
Leave accrues progressively from the first day of employment and unused leave carries over from year to year.
For 1 day: your employer may request reasonable evidence, including for a single day or part-day absence. Check your workplace requirements.
Medical Certificates
Sick Leave Certificate
Choose this option if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, including mental health issues or stress.
Available for $16.90
Apply NowCarer's Leave Certificate
Choose this option if you are unable to attend work because you need to care for a family member or someone in your household.
Available for $16.90
Apply NowHow the Estimate Works
Paid sick and carer's leave is one combined entitlement, also called personal/carer's leave. Full-time employees generally receive 10 days each year. Part-time employees receive a pro-rata amount based on their ordinary hours of work.
For part-time work, this calculator multiplies your ordinary weekly hours by two to estimate the annual entitlement in hours. This is an annual minimum estimate, not a live payroll balance.
Medical Certificate Requirements
There is no national rule that automatically gives every employee one evidence-free sick day. An employer can request evidence for one day or less, and awards, agreements, contracts and workplace policies may contain additional requirements.
A medical certificate or statutory declaration can be acceptable evidence. The evidence needs to satisfy a reasonable person that the leave was taken for a permitted reason.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Under the National Employment Standards, a full-time employee generally accrues 10 days of paid personal/carer's leave each year. It accumulates progressively and unused leave carries over.
The entitlement is pro-rated using ordinary hours. Fair Work describes the annual entitlement as 1/26 of an employee's ordinary hours in a year, which is equivalent to about two ordinary working weeks.
Yes. Fair Work states that an employer can ask for evidence for as little as one day or less. An award or registered agreement may also specify the evidence required, and the request must be reasonable in the circumstances.
Yes. Unused paid personal/carer's leave generally carries over from year to year while you remain employed.
This tool provides general information only and does not replace medical, legal or workplace advice. If symptoms are severe or life-threatening, call 000.
