Australia
Sick and carer's leave are one combined entitlement under the National Employment Standards: 1/26 of ordinary annual hours, which lands at 10 days on a standard week. The employer pays at the base rate, there are no waiting days, unused balance rolls over indefinitely, and casuals are excluded (their loading compensates).
- Entitlement10 days a year full-time, pro-rata part-time
- Who paysEmployer, at base rate
- Waiting daysNone
- CarryoverUnlimited
- Not paid out on termination, unlike annual leave.
- Strictly an hours-based entitlement: 10 days assumes a five-day pattern.
Source: Fair Work Ombudsman (NES, in force since 2010). Checked July 2026.
Singapore
Employment Act employees qualify after 3 months, with the entitlement stepping up monthly to the full 14 outpatient days and 60 hospitalisation days at 6 months. The hospitalisation figure is a combined cap, not an extra 60. The employer pays, and a medical certificate is required.
- Outpatient14 days a year from 6 months' service
- Hospitalisation60 days a year, inclusive of the 14
- Qualifying service3 months
- Who paysEmployer
| Length of service | Entitlement |
|---|
| 3 months' service | 5 outpatient / 15 hospitalisation days |
| 4 months | 8 / 30 |
| 5 months | 11 / 45 |
| 6 months and beyond | 14 / 60 |
- Covers all Employment Act employees including managers and executives; the S$2,600 threshold people cite only limits hours-of-work protections, not leave.
Source: Ministry of Manpower (Employment Act s.89). Checked July 2026.
Sources
Every figure on this page comes from the government source for its market.
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