Pro-rata

Pro-rata is a method of calculating entitlements like leave or pay based on the actual amount of work an employee does. It's most commonly used for part-time employees. For example, if a full-time worker gets 10 days of leave and works 38 hours a week, a part-time worker doing 19 hours a week would get 5 days of leave (half, because they work half the hours).

Pro-rata entitlements in practice

The National Employment Standards give part-time employees annual leave and personal/carer's leave pro rata to their ordinary hours, and leave accrues progressively for each hour worked. Pro-rata calculations are also used when an employee starts or leaves part way through a year, or moves from full-time to part-time. For example, a part-time employee who works 22.8 hours a week (3 days of 7.6 hours) accrues 91.2 hours of annual leave a year, which is 12 of their working days.

Read our annual leave guide.