How does long service leave accrue for employees in New South Wales when they have between 10-15 years of service and when they have more than 15 years of service?
This information is based on the provisions of the Long Service Leave Act 1955, which covers most employees in New South Wales.
If an employee’s employment has been terminated or ceased for any reason and the employee has completed 10-15 years of service, the employee is entitled to a proportionate amount of long service leave based on their service. For example, if an employee has worked for 10 years and 6 months, then they would be paid for all of that service on a proportionate basis.
In calculating the amount payable when an employee has completed in excess of 15 years of service, only whole years of service are to be counted. For example, if an employee has worked for 16 years and 6 months, then they would only be paid for 16 years of service. They would not receive anything for the additional 6 months of service because it is not a whole year of service.
Clinton is the Publications Manager at Ai Group. He is responsible for a number of key services including Annotated Modern Awards, Workplace Relations Handbooks and the management of Ai Group’s HR and Health & Safety Resource Centres. Clinton has a Masters in Employment Relations and previously held advisory roles with the Workplace Authority and Fair Work Ombudsman.
