New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated Regulations(Clause 10)
| Length of continuous service by employee | Rate for calculation of amount of severance payment | |
| If employee under 45 years of age | If employee 45 or more years of age | |
| Less than 1 year | Nil | Nil |
| 1 year and more but less than 2 years | 4 weeks’ pay | 5 weeks’ pay |
| 2 years and more but less than 3 years | 7 weeks’ pay | 8.75 weeks’ pay |
| 3 years and more but less than 4 years | 10 weeks’ pay | 12.5 weeks’ pay |
| 4 years and more but less than 5 years | 12 weeks’ pay | 15 weeks’ pay |
| 5 years and more but less than 6 years | 14 weeks’ pay | 17.5 weeks’ pay |
| 6 years or more | 16 weeks’ pay | 20 weeks’ pay |