Australian Work and Property Tools: Casual Loading, Leave, Redundancy, Penalty Rates, Rental Yield
Free tools for Australian workers and home buyers: casual loading, annual leave, redundancy pay, penalty rates, pay frequency, rental yield, rent converter and first home deposit.
Work and property questions are the same for many people in Australia. These free tools answer them in your browser, with no sign-up and nothing uploaded. Your award or agreement can give more than the minimum, so check it for the exact rule.
Quick answer
| Need | Tool |
|---|---|
| Convert hourly, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, yearly pay | Pay Frequency Converter |
| Base rate to casual rate | Casual Loading Calculator |
| Leave earned from hours worked | Annual Leave Calculator |
| Minimum redundancy pay | Redundancy Pay Calculator |
| Time and a half, double time | Penalty Rates Calculator |
| Gross and net yield on a rental | Rental Yield Calculator |
| Weekly rent to monthly | Rent Converter |
| How long to save a deposit | First Home Deposit Calculator |
Pay and casual loading
A year has 52 weeks, so monthly pay is weekly pay times 52 divided by 12, not times four. The converter uses that rule for pay and for rent. Casual loading is commonly 25 percent and stands in for paid leave, so a higher casual rate is not a bonus. The calculator works both ways, from base to casual and back.
Leave
Full-time and part-time staff build up 4 weeks of annual leave and 10 days of personal leave a year, in proportion to hours. That is about one hour of annual leave for every 13 hours worked. Casuals do not accrue paid leave.
Redundancy
Under the National Employment Standards the scale runs from 4 weeks at one year of service to 16 weeks at nine years, and 12 weeks for ten years or more. Employees with under one year, and those of small businesses with fewer than 15 staff, are not covered. The result is before tax.
Penalty rates
Enter the base hourly rate, hours and the multiplier, such as 1.5 or 2, to see the rate and the pay. Which penalty applies and when is set by your award, so find it on the Fair Work Pay Guide.
Property
Rental Yield shows gross yield (rent divided by price) and net yield after costs, before loan interest and tax. The deposit tool shows what you still need to save, the months it will take, and warns when a deposit under 20 percent will probably need lenders mortgage insurance.
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Frequently asked questions
Do these replace advice from Fair Work or a tax agent? No. They are guides.
Is my information saved? No. Everything is calculated in your browser.
