Use the NSW Industrial Relations Calculator tool to assist and guide you in calculating a Long Service Leave entitlement.
The Long Service Leave Act 1955 (the Act) provides full-time, part-time and casual workers (or any combination of these throughout the period of service) in NSW to 2 months (8.6667 weeks) paid long service leave on completion of 10 years service. Section 4(2)(a3) of the Act defines a month as 4 1/3 weeks (4.3333 recurring).
Once an employee has completed 15 years of service, only completed years of service will count towards long service leave, and the period of service ends at the last completed year.
The Act also provides for a pro rata entitlement after five years, if the worker:
Please note that we are having some technical issues with the calculator and we are working on repairing the issue. In the meantime, if you are using the calculator for multiple workers, do not use Reset Form but instead please use the calculator in a new browser.
While all effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of results, users are encouraged to obtain their own independent advice from a payroll office, accountant, union or other qualified industry professional.
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