Long service leave is a period of paid leave for employees who have been working for the same business for a long period of time.
Long service leave:
- is generally governed by state and territory laws
- can generally be taken after 10 years continuous service
- is generally paid at the employee’s ordinary rate of pay
- generally can‘t be cashed out
- is paid out to eligible employees upon termination of employment (minus any amount already taken); and
- may apply to casual employees.