What are the leave provisions for long service?

The Long Service Leave Act 1955 provides full-time, part-time and casual workers in NSW to 2 months (8.6667 weeks) paid long service leave on completion of ten years’ service with the same employer and one month of paid leave for each additional five years’ service.

Do you get long service leave in New Zealand?

In New Zealand, there is no legal requirement on employers to offer long service leave and benefits. Despite this, many employers choose to offer long service entitlements as a way to recognise and acknowledge long serving employees.

How is long service leave calculated NZ?

Calculating long service leave is up to the employer, Austin says. “In New Zealand, there is no prescriptive process to calculate an entitlement to long service leave, and any calculation will be at the respective employer’s discretion.”

Can I cash out my long service leave?

Cashing out of long service leave is permitted in South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. Cashing out of long service leave is unlawful in New South Wales, Victoria, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.

Should I cash in my long service leave?

Long service leave is one of the few workplace entitlements that is still regulated under state or territory laws. New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory prohibit the cashing out of long service leave under any circumstances (other than, of course, upon the termination of employment).

What are the minimum long service leave entitlements?

What are the minimum long service leave entitlements? Depending on the relevant State/Territory law or industrial instrument (such as an award or agreement), an employee may be entitled to long service leave after a period of continuous service ranging from seven to fifteen years with the same or a related employer.

How does NES apply to long service leave?

Under the NES, an employee is entitled to long service leave in accordance with their applicable pre-modernised award. Modern awards (from 1 January 2010) cannot include terms dealing with long service leave. However, an employee’s long service leave entitlement derived from a pre-modernised award does not apply where:

How long is long service leave in the Northern Territory?

Northern Territory Employees in the Northern Territory are covered by the Long Services Leave Act 1976 (the Act). Under the Act, employees are entitled to 13 weeks of long service leave upon completion of at least 10 years of continuous employment with their employer.

When did long service leave come into effect?

The content of an enterprise agreement made during the period 1 July 2009 – 31 December 2009 will prevail over State or Territory long service leave laws. From 1 January 2010, if a pre-modernised award does not apply to an employee, any entitlement to long service leave will be derived from applicable State or Territory long service leave laws.