Do not use this calculator if an employee is taking long service leave while still employed. For more information, visit taking long service leave
The WA long service leave calculator can be used for employees covered by the Western Australian Long Service Leave Act 1958. The Long Service Leave Act applies to most private sector full time, part time and casual employees in Western Australia, including employees covered by national modern awards. For information on who is covered, visit coverage of the Long Service Leave Act.
Many employees in the construction industry are covered by the construction industry portable paid long service leave scheme - visit www.myleave.wa.gov.au for more information.
Information you need to enter to use the calculator
- The employment start date. If business ownership has changed and there has been a transmission or transfer of business, the start date will be the date the employee commenced employment with the previous employer. Visit long service leave when a business changes ownership for more information.
- The employment end date [this can be a future date].
- The number of weeks of long service leave previously taken by the employee, including any long service leave taken in advance if applicable.
- The number of weeks of 'non-counted absences' the employee has had throughout their period of employment. ‘Non-counted absences’ are absences that do not count towards an employee’s period of continuous employment. Visit what is continuous employment for more information.
An employee's long service leave entitlement may be impacted if the employee is terminated for serious misconduct. Find out more on long service leave when employment ends.
Pro rata long service leave between 7 and 10 years
Use this calculator to estimate how many weeks of pro rata long service leave an employee is entitled to if the employee resigns, is dismissed, made redundant or dies after at least 7 years of continuous employment but before completing 10 years of continuous employment.
When employment ends for a full time, part time or casual employee with at least 7 but less than 10 years of continuous employment, they are entitled to pro rata long service leave on the basis of 8.667 weeks for 10 years of continuous employment.
This entitlement:
- is calculated on the employee’s entire period of continuous employment; that is, years, months, weeks and days;
- applies to employees who resign, are made redundant, die or whose employer has terminated them for any reason other than serious misconduct; and
- does not apply to an employee whose employer has terminated them for serious misconduct.
Detailed information on what counts as part of an employee’s period of continuous employment is available on what is continuous employment.
What was the employee's start date?
What is the date employment ended / will end?
Information on non-counted absences
Enter the number of weeks of non-counted absences
Information on long service leave in advance
Enter the number of weeks of long service leave taken in advance. If single days have been taken, you can enter a decimal value, for example 1.5 weeks.
Number of weeks of pro rata long service leave entitlement: {{ output }}
Work out the payment amount for the pro rata long service leave entitlement
The payment amount for the pro rata long service leave entitlement for an employee is based on:
- the number of weeks of pro rata long service leave entitlement as calculated above
- the normal weekly number of hours worked during the period of continuous employment
- the employee's ordinary pay
Normal weekly number of hours
If a full time, part time or casual employee's normal weekly number of hours of work have varied during their period of continuous employment, their normal weekly number of hours is the average weekly number of hours worked by the employee during their period of continuous employment.
An employee's normal weekly number of hours will include overtime hours if the employee regularly worked overtime during their period of continuous employment.
Absences which are not counted when calculating the length of an employee's continuous employment are not included when averaging the employee's hours.
Visit payment for long service leave for more information on normal weekly number of hours.
Ordinary pay
Ordinary pay is remuneration for an employee's 'normal weekly number of hours of work' calculated on their ordinary time rate of pay. The ordinary time rate of pay:
- is the rate of pay that applies to the employee when their employment ends
- does not include shift premiums, overtime, penalty rates or allowances
- does include the cash value of any board or lodging provided to the employee
For casual employees, ordinary pay includes casual loading.
Visit payment for long service leave for examples and more information on ordinary pay for long service leave, including for employees employed on piece rates, commission or any system of payment by results.
10 years or more of continuous employment
Use this calculator to estimate how many weeks of long service leave an employee is entitled to if the employee resigns, is dismissed, made redundant or dies after 10 or more years of continuous employment.
Full entitlement – 10 years or more of continuous employment
An employee whose employment ends for any reason is entitled to:
- 8.667 weeks of leave if they have completed 10 years of continuous employment
- an additional 4.333 weeks of leave for each subsequent 5 years after the initial 10 years of continuous employment
Pro rata entitlement – more than 10 years of continuous employment
When the employment of an employee with more than 10 years but less than 15 years of continuous employment ends, they are entitled to pro rata long service leave. This entitlement:
- is calculated on the basis of 0.8666 weeks of long service leave for each completed year of continuous employment since they completed 10 years of continuous employment
- is calculated on completed years of employment only; that is, it does not include months, weeks or days
- does not apply to an employee whose employer has terminated them for serious misconduct
This pro rata entitlement (0.8666 weeks of long service leave for each competed year of continuous employment) will also apply to each year of employment since an employee completed 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 years etc. of employment.
Detailed information on what counts as part of an employee’s period of continuous employment is available on what is continuous employment.
What was the employee's start date?
What is the date employment ended / will end?
Information on non-counted absences
Enter the number of weeks of non-counted absences
Information on long service leave in advance
Enter the number of weeks of long service leave previously been taken or taken in advance. If single days have been taken, you can enter a decimal value, for example 1.5 weeks.
Number of weeks of long service leave entitlement: {{ output }}
Work out the payment amount for the long service leave entitlement
The payment amount for the long service leave entitlement for an employee is based on:
- the number of weeks of long service leave entitlement as calculated above
- the normal weekly number of hours worked during the period of continuous employment
- the employee's ordinary pay
Normal weekly number of hours
If a full time, part time or casual employee's normal weekly number of hours of work have varied during their period of continuous employment, their normal weekly number of hours is the average weekly number of hours worked by the employee during their period of continuous employment.
An employee’s normal weekly number of hours will include overtime hours if the employee regularly worked overtime during their period of continuous employment.
Absences which are not counted when calculating the length of an employee’s continuous employment are not included when averaging the employee’s hours.
Visit payment for long service leave for more information on normal weekly number of hours
Ordinary pay
Ordinary pay is remuneration for an employee's 'normal weekly number of hours of work' calculated on their ordinary time rate of pay. The ordinary time rate of pay:
- is the rate of pay that applies to the employee when their employment ends
- does not include shift premiums, overtime, penalty rates or allowances
- does include the cash value of any board or lodging provided to the employee
For casual employees, ordinary pay includes casual loading.
Visit payment for long service leave for examples and information on ordinary pay for employees employed on piece rates, commission or any system of payment by results.
Disclaimer:
The results from this calculator are based on the information you have provided and are estimates only. This leave calculator is provided as a general guide only and is not designed to be comprehensive or to provide legal advice.
The Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety does not accept liability for any claim which may arise from any person acting on, or refraining from acting on, this information.
