Long Service Leave Calculator Australia

Long service leave (LSL) accrues on your years of continuous service at a rate set by your state's LSL Act. In most states (NSW, VIC, QLD, WA, TAS, ACT) the full entitlement is about 8.6667 weeks (roughly 2 months) after 10 years, an accrual of about 0.86667 weeks per year. South Australia and the Northern Territory are more generous at 13 weeks after 10 years (1.3 weeks per year). Estimated pay = accrued weeks × your ordinary weekly pay.

After 10 years of continuous service you generally get 8.6667 weeks (about 2 months) of paid long service leave in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, WA, Tasmania and the ACT. In South Australia and the Northern Territory you get 13 weeks after 10 years. Victoria and the ACT also let you take leave earlier, from 7 years of service.

Under the Long Service Leave Act 1955 (NSW), you are entitled to 2 months (8.6667 weeks) of paid long service leave after 10 years of continuous service with the same employer, plus 1 additional month for every further 5 years. A pro-rata entitlement is payable on termination after 5 years if you resign because of illness, incapacity or domestic necessity, or if the employer ends your employment (other than for serious misconduct).

Under the Long Service Leave Act 2018 (Vic), long service leave accrues from your first day and you can take it after 7 years of continuous service. The accrued amount works out to roughly 8.6667 weeks at 10 years (about 1/60th of the period of continuous service). Victoria reaching the right-to-take at 7 years (rather than 10) is one of the main differences from NSW.

If you have reached the full qualifying period (usually 10 years, or 7 in Victoria and the ACT), any accrued but untaken long service leave is paid out in your final pay. Below that, a pro-rata payout may apply, but only on a qualifying termination (for example illness, incapacity, domestic necessity, retirement, death, or employer-initiated termination not for serious misconduct), generally after 5 years in NSW and the ACT or 7 years in the other states.

Yes. Each state and territory has its own Long Service Leave Act, so the accrual rate, qualifying period, and pro-rata rules differ. The biggest differences are SA and the NT accruing 13 weeks at 10 years (vs 8.6667 weeks elsewhere), and VIC and the ACT allowing leave to be taken from 7 years instead of 10. Some industries (construction, cleaning, contract security) have portable LSL schemes with their own rules. Always check the Act for your state.