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What is long service leave?

Extra paid leave you earn by staying with one employer for many years, and the rules depend on your state.

Staying long enough builds weeks of paid leave, or a payout when you leave, and many people cannot say when theirs starts.

The rule

Long service leave comes from state and territory laws, not one national rule. Awards and agreements can add to it.
Victoria: leave builds at one week for every 60 weeks of continuous service, about 0.866 of a week a year, after at least 7 years with one employer. Casual and seasonal workers can qualify.
New South Wales: 2 months (8.67 weeks) after 10 years, then 1 more month (4.33 weeks) for each extra 5 years. A part payout when employment ends starts at 5 years, for certain reasons, and from 10 years for any reason.
Queensland: 8.6667 weeks after 10 years, a further 4.3333 weeks after 15 years, and leave can be taken as it builds after that. Between 7 and 10 years a part payout on leaving applies only for certain reasons.
Western Australia: 8.667 weeks after 10 years, then a further 4.333 weeks for every 5 years. From 7 years a part payout is due on leaving, unless the person is dismissed for serious misconduct.
South Australia: 13 weeks after 10 years, then 1.3 weeks for each year after that. From 7 years a part payout of 1.3 weeks for each completed year is due on leaving.
Tasmania: 8 and two thirds weeks after 10 years, then 4 and one third weeks for each extra 5 years. From 7 years a part payout may apply on leaving. The amount was not checked.
ACT: 6.0667 weeks after 7 years, then one fifth of a month for each year after that. The Act covers private workers whose award or agreement has no long service leave. A part payout starts at 5 years, for certain reasons.
Northern Territory: 13 weeks after 10 years, which is 1.3 weeks for each year. From 7 years a part payout is paid for each completed year, but between 7 and 10 years only for certain reasons.

What people ask

How much long service leave after 10 years?

In South Australia and the Northern Territory it is 13 weeks. In New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania it is about 8.67 weeks. Victoria and the ACT build about 0.87 of a week for each year, which is also about 8.7 weeks at 10 years.

Do casuals get long service leave?

The Victorian, New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australian and South Australian pages say casual workers can qualify. The Tasmanian and ACT pages say casual workers may be covered. The Northern Territory page was not checked on this.

Do I get paid out long service leave if I resign?

Often a part payout applies from 7 years, and in New South Wales and the ACT from 5, but some states only pay it for certain reasons before 10 years. The state lines above say which.

What pay is long service leave paid at?

The Queensland, Western Australian, ACT and South Australian pages say ordinary pay, which leaves out overtime in Queensland and the ACT.

Does it start again if I change employer?

Service is counted with one employer. Some changes keep it going, for example in Tasmania when a business is taken over, the earlier service must be recognised by the new employer.