Long service leave is a period of paid leave you must provide an employee after 10 years’ continuous service with you. Most NSW full-time, part-time or casual employees are entitled to this leave, which is set at 2 months (8.67 weeks), at the employee's ordinary gross weekly wage.
Further paid leave needs to be provided after each additional period of 5 years' service.
Under some circumstances an employee who has completed 5 years (but less than 10 years) of service may be entitled to a long service pro-rata payment if they:
- resign as a result of illness, incapacity, domestic or other pressing necessity, or
- are dismissed for any reason except serious and wilful misconduct, or
- die.
Employers can use the online long service leave calculator to check long service leave entitlements for their employees.
Last updated: 28 November 2023