The entitlement to Long Service Leave in Western Australia has changed. The Long Service Leave Act 1958 has now been amended. The Long Service Leave General Order that applied to most state award employees has been cancelled and replaced by the revised Long Service Leave Act 1958 (WA).

However, some employees whose LSL entitlements were previously covered by the Long Service Leave order have now been swept up into the Federal IR System under Howard's ‘Work Choice' legislation.  The new order may not apply to you. Please check on our website or call the Member Service Centre to confirm your long service leave entitlement.

For all employees whose employment has not been effected by the Work Choices Legislation, under the revised Long Service Leave Act, employees are entitled to take 8 2/3 weeks of paid leave after 10 years of continuous service.  For every 5 years of continuous service after this initial 10 years, employees are entitled to another 4 ½ weeks of paid leave.  Employees are entitled to a proportionate entitlement on termination after 7 years of continuous service.

Transitional Arrangements for the taking of Long Service Leave.

While the entitlement to Long Service Leave (LSL) has changed, employees who have completed 10 or more years service (as at 4^th July 2006) will not immediately be entitled to take leave.  This is to give employers time to adjust to the new arrangements and to prevent a situation in which all employees who have completed between 10 and 15 years service could take LSL at the same time.

Employees who have completed between 9 and 14 years of continuous service will not be able to take LSL until 12 months after 4^th July 2006.  However an employee may take LSL leave earlier if a written agreement is reached with their employer.

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