Leave Days Calculator South Africa
Calculate your available leave days in South Africa based on your employment details. Enter your information to determine how many leave days you have accumulated according to South African labor laws and your remaining balance.
Note: This calculator provides an estimate of your leave days according to South African labor regulations. Actual leave entitlements may vary based on your specific employment contract, company policies, and the Basic Conditions of Employment Act. Please consult your HR department for official leave calculations.
How to Calculate Leave Days in South Africa
Understanding how to calculate leave days is essential for both employees and employers in South Africa. According to the Basic Conditions of Employment Act (BCEA), full-time employees are entitled to 21 consecutive days of paid annual leave for every 12 months worked.
Formula to calculate annual leave days:(Total months worked ÷ 12) × 21 = Total annual leave days
Example:
If you’ve worked for 6 months, your annual leave days would be:(6 ÷ 12) × 21 = 10.5 leave days.
For an automated calculation, use our Annual Leave Days Calculator South Africa to get accurate results instantly.
Use Our Leave Days Calculator
Our Leave Days Calculator helps South African employees calculate their annual, sick, maternity, or unpaid leave based on their work period.
Simply enter:
- Start date of employment
- Months or years worked
- Type of leave you want to calculate
You’ll get an instant result showing your total available leave days based on South African labour law.
This tool is ideal for:
- Employees verifying their entitlements
- HR managers tracking leave balances
- Employers ensuring BCEA compliance
Types of Leave You Can Calculate
Our calculator and guides help you work out all types of leave recognized in South Africa:
Annual Leave Days Calculator South Africa
Learn how to calculate your yearly entitlement of 21 consecutive leave days.
Sick Leave Days Calculator South Africa
Find out how many paid sick days you qualify for in a 36-month cycle.
Maternity Leave Days Calculator South Africa
Calculate up to 4 months of maternity leave and understand UIF maternity benefits.
Selling Leave Days Calculator
Work out how much your unused leave is worth when converting to cash.
Leave Days Payout Calculator
Estimate your final payout when leaving a company or resigning.
How to Calculate Maternity Leave Days
Knowing how to calculate maternity leave days in South Africa helps new mothers plan their time off effectively.
Employees are entitled to at least four consecutive months of unpaid maternity leave, which typically starts one month before the expected birth date.
If you want to determine your maternity leave period:
- Count four calendar months from your leave start date.
- Exclude public holidays and non-working days only if your company policy states so.
How to Calculate Annual Leave Days
If you’re wondering “how to calculate annual leave days” or “how do you calculate annual leave days”, here’s a simple breakdown:
- Full-time employees: 21 consecutive leave days per 12 months.
- Part-time employees: Calculated proportionally based on working hours.
Example 1 – Full-time employee
You worked for 12 months → 21 days leave.
Example 2 – Half-year employee
You worked for 6 months → (6 ÷ 12) × 21 = 10.5 days.
How to Calculate Half-Day Leave
Sometimes, you only need to take half a day off for appointments or personal reasons.
Most HR systems count a half-day leave as 0.5 of one full leave day.
For example:
- If you have 10 leave days and take two half-days, your balance becomes 9 days.
Employers usually treat two half-days as one full day in their leave tracking systems.
This ensures fair and consistent calculations across all employees.
Leave Days Payout Calculator
When you resign or your contract ends, your employer must pay you for any unused leave days.
This payment is called a leave payout, and it’s based on your daily rate.
Formula:Leave Payout = (Remaining Leave Days × Daily Rate)
Example:
If you earn R600 per day and have 5 unused leave days, your payout will be R3,000.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Severance Pay Calculator South Africa
Severance pay is a payment made to employees when their employment ends for reasons such as retrenchment, restructuring, or the closure of a business. It is meant to help you financially while you look for another job.
Severance pay is calculated as one week’s salary for every completed year of continuous service with the same employer. For example, if you worked for 8 years and earn R2,000 per week, your severance pay will be R16,000.
Employees who are retrenched or whose positions become redundant are usually entitled to severance pay. However, if you resign or are dismissed for misconduct, you do not qualify for severance pay.
Yes. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) allows the first R500,000 of your severance package to be tax-free. Any amount above that is taxed according to the retirement or lump sum tax tables.
Part-time or contract workers may qualify for severance pay only if they are considered employees under continuous employment. Independent contractors and freelancers are usually not eligible.
Severance pay must be paid on the employee’s last working day or shortly after termination, depending on the employer’s payroll process. It should appear as a separate item on your final payslip.
Yes. You can easily calculate severance pay using an Excel spreadsheet by multiplying your weekly wage by your completed years of service. However, online calculators are quicker and reduce errors in calculation.
Conclusion
Use our Leave Days Calculator South Africa to instantly find out how many annual, sick, or maternity leave days you’re entitled to.
Whether you’re an employee or HR manager, our free calculators make compliance simple and accurate.