Long service leave obligations are outlined in the National Employment Standards (the NES). At this stage, the NES preserves long service leave entitlements in awards and agreements as they were at 31 December 2009. If an employee would not have had an entitlement under an award or agreement if they had been employed in the same circumstances on 31 December 2009, their entitlement to long service leave generally comes from State or Territory long service leave legislation.This is intended to be temporary and will be replaced by a national long service leave standard in the future.