Sick Leave Balance + Doctor

Your sick leave balance

How your accrual works

• • At 38h/week, your full annual entitlement is 10.0 days (76.0 hours).
• • Personal/carer's leave accrues progressively across the year based on ordinary hours worked. Unused days roll over to the next year (no use-it-or-lose-it).
• • If you've served more than 1 year, you may have rolled-over balance from prior years that this calculation doesn't account for. Check your most recent payslip — accrued personal leave is usually shown.

Do I need a doctor's cert?

Sources

• • Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) ss87, 96, 102, 107 — personal/carer's leave + evidence requirements
• • National Employment Standards (NES) — paid personal/carer's leave
• • Last verified 2026-05-02.

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