Check your long service leave entitlement under your state's law.
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Long service leave rewards long employment with one employer. Most states give 8.67 weeks (2 months) after 10 years; South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory give 13 weeks; Victoria and the ACT give 6.07 weeks after 7 years.
Leave keeps building after the first entitlement, and you can usually be paid pro-rata leave when you leave after 7 years (5 in NSW and the ACT, in some circumstances).
| State or territory | New South Wales |
| Years of continuous service | 10 years |
| Ordinary weekly pay | 1,800 $ |
| Weeks already taken | 0 weeks |
| Long service leave | 8.67 weeks |
| Worth | $15,600 |
| Rule in NSW | 8.67 weeks after 10 years, then 0.8667 weeks per extra year |
| Pro-rata on leaving | Usually payable after 5 years (conditions apply) |
8.67 weeks worth $15,600.
| State or territory | Victoria |
| Years of continuous service | 8 years |
| Ordinary weekly pay | 1,500 $ |
| Weeks already taken | 0 weeks |
| Long service leave | 6.93 weeks |
| Worth | $10,400 |
| Rule in VIC | 6.07 weeks after 7 years, then 0.8667 weeks per extra year |
| Pro-rata on leaving | Usually payable after 7 years (conditions apply) |
6.93 weeks.
8.67 weeks in NSW, VIC, QLD, WA and the ACT; 13 weeks in SA, TAS and NT.
In most states, after 7 years (5 in NSW and the ACT under conditions), pro-rata leave is paid out — rules on resignation differ by state.
Only where state law or an agreement allows, such as in some states by written agreement.
Yes, at normal rates; leave accrued before 1993 can get concessional treatment.