Section 119Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)

Redundancy pay

Entitlement to redundancy pay

(1) An employee is entitled to be paid redundancy pay by the employer if the employee’s employment is terminated:

(a) at the employer’s initiative because the employer no longer requires the job done by the employee to be done by anyone, except where this is due to the ordinary and customary turnover of labour; or

(b) because of the insolvency or bankruptcy of the employer.

Note: Sections 121, 122 and 123 describe situations in which the employee does not have this entitlement.

Amount of redundancy pay

(2) The amount of the redundancy pay equals the total amount payable to the employee for the redundancy pay period worked out using the following table at the employee’s base rate of pay for his or her ordinary hours of work:

Redundancy pay period

Employee’s period of continuous service with the employer on termination

Redundancy pay period

1

At least 1 year but less than 2 years

4 weeks

2

At least 2 years but less than 3 years

6 weeks

3

At least 3 years but less than 4 years

7 weeks

4

At least 4 years but less than 5 years

8 weeks

5

At least 5 years but less than 6 years

10 weeks

6

At least 6 years but less than 7 years

11 weeks

7

At least 7 years but less than 8 years

13 weeks

8

At least 8 years but less than 9 years

14 weeks

9

At least 9 years but less than 10 years

16 weeks

10

At least 10 years

12 weeks

(3) A reference in this section to continuous service with the employer does not include periods of employment as a casual employee of the employer.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

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