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Long service leave calculator WA: what you've built up under the Long Service Leave Act 1958, and whether you can take it yet

Western Australia's Long Service Leave Act 1958 covers state-system and national-system private-sector employees alike: 8.6667 weeks after 10 years, then 4.3333 weeks for each further 5 years, with a pro rata share paid out from 7 years if the job ends for any reason other than serious misconduct, resignation included. Casual and seasonal workers were written into the Act by the 2022 amendments, and accrued leave can be cashed out by written agreement. Pay is ordinary pay for normal weekly hours, averaged over the accrual period where hours varied. WA Wageline publishes an official calculator; construction workers are usually in the MyLeave portable scheme instead.

Your details

State or territory
The state where you work. Each has its own long service leave Act.
Continuous service (time with this employer)
Unbroken time with one employer.
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Unpaid leave and some breaks may not count, and each state has its own rules on what breaks continuity (gaps of up to 12 weeks are allowed in Victoria, 3 months in Queensland; NSW looks at regularity case by case). Casual and part-time service counts in every state if it is continuous. See your state's rule under the result.
Ordinary weekly pay (before tax)
Optional, for a dollar value. No overtime or penalty rates; casual loading is included.
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Every state uses your ordinary pay at the time you take the leave or your job ends. If your hours or rate varied, the state averages them (over 12 months, 5 years or the whole period, depending on the state). This calculator uses the figure you type and does not average for you; the result is marked "not averaged".
More options (leave already taken, portable schemes)
In some states these industries have a portable scheme that applies instead of the general Act.

Western Australia

Builds up: 8.6667 weeks after 10 years, 4.3333 weeks for each further 5 years. Before 10 years the share is worked out on the whole period in years, months, weeks and days; between 10 and 15 years (and in each later block) Wageline counts 0.8667 weeks per completed year beyond the last milestone, which is what this calculator does. From 7 years a share is paid on leaving for any reason other than serious misconduct.

Pay: ordinary pay for normal weekly hours, without overtime, penalties and allowances; casual loading included. Varied hours are averaged over the accrual period (the first 10 years, then each 5-year block). Pay by results is averaged over the previous 365 days.

Casuals and seasonal: covered; the 2022 amendments wrote this into the Act. Many construction workers are in the MyLeave portable scheme instead.

Source: WA Private Sector Labour Relations (Wageline) calculator and payment pages; 2022 amendments fact sheet; Long Service Leave Act 1958 (WA). Checked 8 Nov 2026.

Your state's rule

Long service leave by state: NSW · VIC · QLD · WA · SA · TAS · ACT · NT · all states

Compare all states and territories

The general long service leave Act in each state and territory. Figures were checked on 8 November 2026 against the official source linked in each row. Confirmed means the figure appears on an official agency page or in the Act itself.

Show the comparison
Long service leave entitlements by Australian state and territory
State or territoryFull entitlementPaid out on leaving fromConditions before the full entitlementSource
NSW8.6667 weeks (2 months) after 10 years; then 4.3333 weeks per further 5 years. Confirmed5 years5–10 years: only if the employer ends the job (other than for serious and wilful misconduct), the worker leaves because of illness, incapacity or a domestic or other pressing necessity, or the worker dies. After 10 years, paid out for any reason.NSW Industrial Relations
Victoria1 week per 60 weeks of service (6.0667 weeks at 7 years, 8.6667 at 10), can be taken after 7 years. Confirmed7 yearsAny reason: resignation, dismissal, redundancy or death. Nothing is payable before 7 years.Wage Inspectorate Victoria
Queensland8.6667 weeks after 10 years; then 4.3333 weeks per further 5 years. Confirmed7 years7–10 years: only on death, resignation because of illness or a domestic or other pressing necessity, dismissal because of illness, dismissal for a reason other than conduct, capacity or performance, or unfair dismissal. After 10 years, any reason.Business Queensland (OIR)
Western Australia8.6667 weeks after 10 years; then 4.3333 weeks per further 5 years. Confirmed7 years7–10 years: paid if the employee resigns, is made redundant, dies or is dismissed for any reason other than serious misconduct.WA Wageline
South Australia13 weeks after 10 years; 1.3 weeks per completed year after that. Confirmed7 yearsAny reason, except dismissal for serious and wilful misconduct or where the worker ends the job unlawfully (for example without giving required notice). 1.3 weeks per completed year.SafeWork SA
Tasmania8.6667 weeks after 10 years; then 4.3333 weeks per further 5 years. Confirmed7 years7–10 years: if the employer ends the job (other than for serious and wilful misconduct), the employee leaves because of illness, incapacity or a domestic or other pressing necessity, or the employee dies. After 10 years, any reason.WorkSafe Tasmania
ACT1/5 of a month per year (0.8667 weeks); 6.0667 weeks at 7 years, when leave can first be taken. Confirmed5 years5–7 years: only if the employee leaves because of illness, incapacity or a domestic or other pressing necessity, retires at or after retirement age (65 unless an award says otherwise), dies, or is dismissed for a reason other than serious and wilful misconduct. After 7 years, any reason.Long Service Leave Act 1976 (ACT)
Northern Territory13 weeks after 10 years (1.3 weeks per completed year); a further 6.5 weeks for each later 5-year block. Confirmed7 years7–10 years: only if the employee retires at or after retirement age, is dismissed for a reason other than serious misconduct, leaves because of illness, incapacity or a domestic or other pressing necessity, or dies. After 10 years, any reason (misconduct limits payment to completed 10- and 5-year blocks).Long Service Leave Act 1981 (NT)

How the calculator works

Each state's rule is applied as its Act or agency describes it. The figure you see is the legal minimum under the general Act; an award, agreement or portable scheme can give more or work differently.

1. Weeks built up

Your continuous service is multiplied by the state's rate: 0.8667 weeks a year (two months per 10 years) in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, WA, Tasmania and the ACT, and 1.3 weeks a year in SA and the NT. SA and the NT count completed years only, the ACT counts completed months, and the others count down to days. Leave already taken is subtracted.

2. What you can take now

In NSW, Queensland, WA, Tasmania and the NT, leave becomes available in blocks: the first at 10 years, then one for each further 5 years. If you are still employed with, say, 12 years in NSW, you can take the 10-year block (8.6667 weeks) now; the extra 1.7 weeks keep building toward the 15-year block, or are paid out when you leave. In Victoria and the ACT, everything built up can be taken from 7 years; in SA, from 10 years.

3. Paid out when you leave

Once you pass the full qualifying period (10 years in most states, 7 in Victoria and the ACT), the whole balance is paid out whatever the reason. Below that, from the state's threshold (5 years in NSW and the ACT, 7 elsewhere), a share of the full amount is paid, but in most states only for qualifying reasons: the employer ending the job, illness or incapacity, a domestic or other pressing necessity, or death. Victoria, WA and SA pay the share for almost any reason. The result card tells you which case you are in.

4. Dollar value

Weeks multiplied by the ordinary weekly pay you enter, before tax. Every state uses your ordinary pay at the time, and most average it if your hours or rate varied; this calculator does not average for you, so the result is marked not averaged. Casual loading is included; overtime and most penalty rates are not.

Worked example

12 years in NSW, still employed, on $1,500 a week: 12 × 0.8667 = 10.4 weeks built up. The completed 10-year block, 8.6667 weeks, can be taken now, worth $13,000 before tax. The other 1.7 weeks keep building toward the 15-year block or are paid out when you leave.

Frequently asked questions

Do I get long service leave if I resign in WA?

Yes, from 7 years. WA pays a pro rata share when employment ends for any reason other than serious misconduct, so a resignation between 7 and 10 years is paid, and after 10 years the full entitlement is paid. Before 7 years nothing is payable.

Is long service leave paid out on redundancy in WA?

Yes, from 7 years. Redundancy, dismissal (other than for serious misconduct), resignation and death all qualify under the Long Service Leave Act 1958. The share before 10 years is worked out on the whole period of service.

Do casuals get long service leave in WA?

Yes. The 2022 amendments confirmed that casual and seasonal employees are covered where service is continuous, with casual loading included in the pay rate and hours averaged over the accrual period. Wageline's fact sheet on the amendments sets out the detail.

Is there a portable long service leave scheme in WA?

Yes, MyLeave covers building and construction workers, who accrue leave across employers through the scheme rather than under the general Act. Other industries in WA use the general Act.

More questions, for every state, on the national long service leave page.

Sources

All checked 8 November 2026. Figures marked confirmed on the page appear on these official pages or in the text of the Act.

  1. NSW Industrial Relations, Long service leave (guidance updated 1 March 2026): nsw.gov.au/employment/rights-responsibilities/leave/long-service-leave; Long Service Leave Act 1955 (NSW).
  2. Wage Inspectorate Victoria, Long service leave: vic.gov.au/long-service-leave; Comprehensive Guide, Calculating long service leave; Long Service Leave Act 2018 (Vic).
  3. Business Queensland / Office of Industrial Relations, Entitlements and continuous service and Calculating long service leave; Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld).
  4. WA Private Sector Labour Relations (Wageline), WA long service leave calculator, Payment for long service leave and the 2022 amendments fact sheet; Long Service Leave Act 1958 (WA).
  5. SafeWork SA, Accruing leave and Payment; Long Service Leave Act 1987 (SA).
  6. WorkSafe Tasmania, Long service leave and Pro rata long service leave; Long Service Leave Act 1976 (Tas).
  7. ACT Legislation Register, Long Service Leave Act 1976 (ACT), republication R29 (19 Nov 2025); WorkSafe ACT, Long service leave.
  8. NT Legislation Database, Long Service Leave Act 1981 (NT); NT Government, Long service leave.
  9. Australian Taxation Office, Unused leave payments on termination of employment.
  10. Fair Work Ombudsman, Long service leave, 13 13 94.