Know what you're owed.
Free Australian tools and plain-English guides for workers. Check your pay, leave, super, and what to do when something at work isn't right — answered in seconds, grounded in the National Employment Standards.
Tools for workers
The nine most-used calculators by Australian workers. Each runs in your browser — nothing leaves your device.
Am I being underpaid?
30-second check across your award, rate, hours, casual loading. Tells you if your boss owes you back-pay.
Take-home pay calculator
What actually hits your bank after tax + Medicare + HECS. Compare against what's on your payslip.
Penalty rates calculator
Weekend, public holiday, late-night, early-morning. Plug in your hours, see what you should've earned.
Unfair dismissal — am I eligible?
21-day window, minimum employment, high-income threshold. Find out before you lodge.
Redundancy pay calculator
NES redundancy entitlement based on your years of service + weekly pay. Includes small-business exception.
Leave entitlements
Annual leave, personal/carer's, long service leave by state, parental leave. Full-time, part-time, casual.
Payslip checker
What MUST appear on your payslip by law. Missing fields are a red flag — flag them with your employer.
Casual conversion eligibility
Been casual for 12+ months with regular hours? You may have the right to convert to permanent. Check here.
Super calculator
Your employer must pay 12% super on top of your wage. Calculate what they owe, then check your fund app.
Got a specific situation? Ask the AI.
FairWork Mate doesn't just quote the law — it reasons over live FWC + Federal Court decisions and the Fair Work Act, then applies them to your situation, in plain English with the sources shown. Built for workers — “is what my boss did legal?”, “how do I claim back-pay?”, “am I being constructively dismissed?”
Common situations
Plain-English playbooks for the things that actually go wrong at work. No legal jargon, no fluff.
I haven't been paid
What to do when wages are missing or late — escalation steps + Fair Work Ombudsman pathway.
I want to convert from casual to permanent
Eligibility, how to ask, what your employer can (and can't) say in refusal.
I'm being made redundant
What you're entitled to, how to negotiate, and what 'genuine redundancy' actually means under the Fair Work Act.
I want to resign — what notice do I owe?
Minimum notice by years of service, what's in your contract vs the award, and how to leave clean.
I'm having a baby
Government PPL (26 weeks from July 2026) + employer-paid parental leave + your job-return rights.
I want to work from home
VIC's new WFH right (live 1 Sept 2026), flexible work requests under s.65 of the Fair Work Act, and how to ask.
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When you need a human
FairWork Mate is general information, not legal advice. For anything sitting in a live dispute or that could cost you money if you get it wrong, use these:
- Fair Work Ombudsman — Free, government-run. 13 13 94 (Mon–Fri 8am–5:30pm). Handles underpayment recovery, unfair dismissal advice, workplace discrimination.
- Your union — If you're a member. Free legal support, often stronger than going alone.
- Community Legal Centre — Free legal advice for people who can't afford a private lawyer. Find your nearest at clcs.org.au.
- Workplace lawyer — For complex unfair dismissal, large back-pay, or anything heading to the FWC, get advice from a workplace lawyer — a community legal centre (above) can help you find one, and many offer a free first call.
- HR support — For the human side of a workplace problem — a performance process, a grievance, a redundancy or a difficult conversation — our HR partner Liquid HR can help, no obligation.