Redundancy in Western Australia
Making a role redundant in Western Australia? Redundancy pay, notice and the genuine-redundancy test come from the national Fair Work system, while long service leave on termination is set by WA law. Here’s what applies — then build your full evidence pack with the free AI toolkit.
The process (in Western Australia)
- Business case — the operational reason the role is no longer needed.
- Coverage — award/agreement, head count, and the national or WA state system.
- Selection — objective criteria if cutting some of several similar roles.
- Consult — in writing, before the decision is final.
- Consider & redeploy — weigh the response and check for other suitable work.
- Decide, give notice & pay out — including WA long service leave (below).
Redundancy pay (WA)
Minimum redundancy pay is national — the NES scale below. Your award, agreement or contract can require more. Small businesses (fewer than 15 employees) are exempt from redundancy pay but must still run a genuine process.
| Service | Redundancy pay |
|---|---|
| Less than 1 year | Nil |
| 1 year | 4 weeks |
| 2 years | 6 weeks |
| 3 years | 7 weeks |
| 4 years | 8 weeks |
| 5 years | 10 weeks |
| 6 years | 11 weeks |
| 7 years | 13 weeks |
| 8 years | 14 weeks |
| 9 years | 16 weeks |
| 10 years or more | 12 weeks |
Notice (WA)
| Service | Minimum notice |
|---|---|
| 1 year or less | 1 week |
| 1 to 3 years | 2 weeks |
| 3 to 5 years | 3 weeks |
| More than 5 years | 4 weeks |
Add 1 week if the employee is 45+ with at least 2 years’ service.
Long service leave in Western Australia
In WA, long service leave is pro-rata from 7 years (about 0.867 weeks per year) under the Long Service Leave Act 1958 (WA).
If your business is an unincorporated sole trader or partnership in WA, you may be in the WA state industrial system rather than the national Fair Work system — the redundancy rules and exclusions differ, so check the WA Government guidance.
If a portable long-service-leave scheme covers the work (e.g. building and construction), the scheme pays the worker and you pay a levy — don’t also pay it out on termination.
Build your WA redundancy pack
The free AI toolkit asks a few questions about your situation and creates the documents for you — the operational-reason statement, the consultation email and diary, the redeployment record, the decision record and a statement of service — plus your exact notice and pay figures.
Other states & territories
General information for employers, not legal advice. Check the relevant award or agreement and confirm figures, tax and leave with your accountant or an employment lawyer. Fair Work Ombudsman — fairwork.gov.au · 13 13 94.