Long service leave in Victoria
In Victoria, the Long Service Leave Act 2018 (Vic) sets long service leave as a share of the whole time an employee has worked continuously for one employer. The share and the qualifying period in the table are read from the Act itself.
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- Sources checked 15 Oct 2026
Leave as a share of the total period of continuous employment
1/60
- Years of continuous employment before leave is due, or paid on leaving for any reason
- 7 years
Long service leave rules
Checked for employment ending 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2027
| What it is | Value | Where it is set |
|---|---|---|
| Years of continuous employment before leave is due, or paid on leaving for any reason | 7 years | s 6, qualifying period |
| Leave as a share of the total period of continuous employment | 1/60 | s 6, amount of leave |
Each value is read from the source and provision shown; the sources are listed below. Checked 15 Oct 2026.
How it works in Victoria
- Victoria has no blocks of service. From the qualifying period, leave is the share in the table, stated as a fraction in s 6, of the whole period of continuous employment counted in days, leap days included, so it grows with each further day.
- There is no pro rata stage in Victoria. When employment ends after the qualifying period, for any reason at all, s 9 has any leave still owing paid out.
- Leaving before the qualifying period brings no payment under the Act, whatever the reason. That is why this page has no list of reasons that pay early, unlike the other states and territories.
- When an employee dies after reaching the qualifying period, s 10 has the value of their leave paid to their personal representative.
- An employee still in the job can take leave from the qualifying period onwards. What is available is the same share of the whole period worked to date, not a set number of weeks for each block.
- Workforce Inspectorate Victoria's worked examples count each year as whole weeks, which leaves out the odd extra day and any leap day. Their results can therefore sit slightly below a count of every calendar day.
General information
Sources
- Long Service Leave Act 2018 (Vic), Authorised Version No. 006
Office of the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Victoria. Authorised Version No. 006, as at 12 December 2025, released 12 December 2025. Checked 15 October 2026.
© State of Victoria (Government Printer) Licence: Victorian Legislation copyright notice: copyright, State of Victoria.
- Long service leave
Workforce Inspectorate Victoria. Page updated 12 December 2025, released 12 December 2025. Checked 15 October 2026.
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