# Long Service Leave Calculator

> Portable long service leave is state law and the states differ: weeks accrued, what you can take now, what is payable on termination in NSW, Victoria and Queensland.

## Key facts

- A worker who resigns at 8 years' service walks away with about 6.93 weeks of long service leave in Victoria and nothing in Queensland or New South Wales unless the reason for leaving qualifies: the same tenure, the same accrual, a different Act.
- All three states accrue long service leave at roughly 0.867 of a week per year of continuous service, which is 8.67 weeks at 10 years and 13 weeks at 15.
- Victoria is the only one of the three where the entitlement opens at 7 years rather than 10, and where the payout on termination at that point does not depend on why the employment ended.

## Key pages

- [Portable long service leave, accrued by your state's rules](https://longserviceleavecalc.com/): the main tool, answer above the fold.
- [Long service leave calculator NSW: 2 months at 10 years](https://longserviceleavecalc.com/long-service-leave-nsw/): NSW long service leave entitlements under the Long Service Leave Act 1955: 8.67 weeks at 10 years, pro-rata from 5 years for a qualifying reason.
- [Long service leave Victoria after 10 years: one week per 60](https://longserviceleavecalc.com/long-service-leave-victoria/): Long service leave in Victoria after 10 years and after 7: how to calculate it at one week per 60 weeks, and payment however employment ends.
- [Long service leave QLD 7 years: pro-rata, then 8.6667 weeks at 10](https://longserviceleavecalc.com/long-service-leave-qld/): Long service leave in QLD at 7 years and at 10: pro-rata on termination from 7 years for a qualifying reason, 8.6667 weeks at 10, and the casual formula.
- [Australia long service leave: the rules by state and territory](https://longserviceleavecalc.com/long-service-leave-by-state/): Australia long service leave is state and territory law: how many weeks you get, what 7 years earns, how it accrues, and which agency governs each state.
- [Casual long service leave: what each state gives casual workers](https://longserviceleavecalc.com/casual-long-service-leave/): Casual long service leave in Australia: every state Act covers casuals, but the continuity rules differ, from Victoria's 12 week gap to Queensland's hours formula.
- [When can you take long service leave? The year it starts, by state](https://longserviceleavecalc.com/when-can-you-take-long-service-leave/): When long service leave starts and when you can take it: 7 years in Victoria and the ACT, 10 in NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and WA, and the notice rules.
- [Long service leave by state: NSW, Victoria and Queensland compared](https://longserviceleavecalc.com/#data): original data table, updated 2026-10-30.
- [Full site content as markdown](https://longserviceleavecalc.com/llms-full.txt)

## Data

- Long service leave by state: NSW, Victoria and Queensland compared. Methodology: Computed with this page's own formulas from the entitlements published by NSW Industrial Relations, the Workforce Inspectorate Victoria and Business Queensland: NSW and Queensland 8.6667 weeks at 10 years, Victoria one week per 60 weeks of continuous employment from 7 years. Weeks are rounded to two decimals, so a regulator's own example that rounds to one decimal can differ by 0.03 of a week. Qualifying reason means the termination reasons each Act lists, such as illness, incapacity, domestic or other pressing necessity, death, or dismissal for a reason other than serious and wilful misconduct.
- Last updated: 2026-10-30. Every figure cites its source inline.
- Source: Fair Work Ombudsman, long service leave and state agencies: https://www.fairwork.gov.au/leave/long-service-leave
- Source: NSW Industrial Relations, long service leave: https://www.nsw.gov.au/employment/rights-responsibilities/leave/long-service-leave
- Source: Workforce Inspectorate Victoria, long service leave: https://www.vic.gov.au/long-service-leave
- Source: Business Queensland, long service leave entitlements: https://www.business.qld.gov.au/running-business/employing/legal-obligations/long-service-leave/entitlements
- Source: Comprehensive Guide to the Victorian Long Service Leave Act 2018: https://www.vic.gov.au/comprehensive-guide-victorian-long-service-leave-act-2018/victorian-long-service-leave-act-2018

## Citation

Cite as: "Long service leave by state: NSW, Victoria and Queensland compared", Long Service Leave Calculator, https://longserviceleavecalc.com/ (updated 2026-10-30).

## About

- Long Service Leave Calculator is an information site. It is not affiliated with NSW Industrial Relations, the Workforce Inspectorate Victoria, Business Queensland, the Fair Work Ombudsman or any government body, and nothing here is legal or accounting advice, confirm your entitlement with your state's long service leave agency before acting.
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