QLD Long Service Leave Calculator.
Calculate every leave entitlement for Queensland employees, under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 (QLD), Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) and the National Employment Standards.
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| Component | Formula | Value |
|---|---|---|
| State | - | QLD |
| Trigger | - | 10 years |
| Pro-rata from | - | 7 years |
| Years of service | (2026-11-02 − 2025-11-02) | 1.00 yrs |
| Service counted | Industrial Relations Act 2016 (QLD) s 95 | years and part years |
| LSL weeks | state formula | 0.00 wks |
| Hours of LSL | 0.00 × 38h | 0 hrs |
| LSL value | 0 × $35.00 | $0.00 |
Disclaimer: This tool does not constitute legal or financial advice. Results may be inaccurate due to changes in legislation or your circumstances. This tool does not constitute legal or financial advice. We do not recommend taking actions based solely on these results. The calculator makes assumptions and results may be inaccurate due to changes in legislation, modern awards, or your personal circumstances. You use this information at your own risk. We can't guarantee to be perfect, so do note you use the information at your own risk and we can't accept liability if things go wrong. For official guidance, visit Fair Work Ombudsman (fairwork.gov.au). Fair Work Ombudsman.
Three numbers every QLD employee should know.
The NES sets the federal floor; state law adds the long service entitlement and gazetted holidays.
Every QLD leave calculator.
Each calculator below is pre-configured for QLD law.
QLD Long Service Leave
8.67 weeks after 10 yrs. Pro-rata from 7 yrs for a qualifying reason. Under the Industrial Relations Act 2016.
Open QLD Long Service Leave calculatorQLD Public Holidays 2026 & 2027
13 gazetted holidays in 2026 plus the 2027 calendar. Penalty rates by award, substitute days when a holiday falls on a weekend.
Open QLD Public Holidays 2026 & 2027Redundancy Pay (National)
NES sliding scale, 4-16 weeks based on years of service. Small business exemption built in. Section 119 Fair Work Act.
Open Redundancy Pay (National) calculatorAnnual & Personal Leave
Federal entitlements identical across every state, 4 weeks annual + 10 days personal under the NES. National calculator.
Open Annual & Personal Leave calculatorLong service leave is the one entitlement Queensland sets for itself. Under the Industrial Relations Act 2016 (QLD) you reach 8.67 weeks at 10 years, with a pro-rata payout available from 7 years, worked out on QLD long service leave. Whether that pro-rata amount is actually paid depends on why the job ended, which differs by state and is set out in pro-rata long service leave. Queensland also gazettes 13 public holidays in 2026, listed with penalty rates on QLD public holidays.
Everything else comes from the National Employment Standards and is identical in every state: 4 weeks of annual leave, 10 days of personal and carer's leave, unpaid parental leave, and redundancy pay on the section 119 scale. When a job ends, final pay brings the notice, unused leave and redundancy components together. The rules themselves are explained in the National Employment Standards guide. Two exceptions are set by the state: workers compensation for a stress injury, covered in stress leave in QLD, and court pay for jurors, in jury duty pay in Queensland.
Queensland long service leave
Queensland long service leave sits in the Industrial Relations Act 2016 rather than a standalone Act. The full entitlement is 8.6667 weeks after 10 years of continuous service, with a further 4.3333 weeks after each additional 5 years, reaching 13 weeks at 15 years.
The full entitlement is 8.6667 weeks at 10 years, plus a further 4.3333 weeks after another 5 years (13 weeks at 15), set by the Industrial Relations Act 2016 (QLD) rather than federal law. The calculator above opens on long service leave, so enter your start date to work out your own balance.
Leaving before 10 years: pro-rata in QLD
Pro-rata long service leave becomes possible at 7 years of continuous service in Queensland. That threshold is necessary, but here it is not sufficient.
What each way of leaving pays, in weeks and dollars at 5, 7, 10, 15 and 20 years, is on QLD pro-rata long service leave.
What counts as continuous service
Continuous service survives most interruptions. Paid leave counts in full. Business Queensland defines continuous service as paid working time and paid leave, so unpaid leave does not add to it, though it does not break it either. For a casual, a gap of up to 3 months between two contracts with the same employer counts as service (s 103(4)(b)), and a longer gap ends it (s 103(3)). Anyone else re-employed within 3 months keeps continuity, but the gap is not service (s 134). A transfer of business carries service across, and Queensland has case law confirming that service need only be partly performed in the state to be covered.
Building and construction workers accrue under the industry's portable scheme instead, so changing builders does not reset service: see the Portable long service leave in Queensland.
How the payment is calculated
Payment is at the ordinary rate you are paid immediately before the leave, or at a higher rate if you are being paid one (s 98). If you were a casual or regular part-time employee at any time during your service, section 105 sets the minimum payment from the total ordinary hours you actually worked over the whole period of continuous service, at your hourly rate for ordinary time on the day the leave starts or the termination takes effect.
Priya, 10 years with one employer, a Brisbane logistics coordinator, on $1,750 a week.
26/3 x $1,750 = $15,166.67 gross, whether taken as paid leave or paid out on termination. The tax on a payout depends on when the service was performed: see the long service leave tax calculator.
The QLD catch worth knowing
Queensland lets an employer set the timing when the two of you cannot agree. Section 97 of the Industrial Relations Act 2016 allows the employer to decide when the leave is taken, but it must give at least 3 months written notice of the date on which you must take at least 4 weeks of it. Where you do agree, the leave can be taken for any duration your employer accepts, and a public holiday on a day you would normally work is added to the leave rather than counted as part of it.
Queensland puts the casual and part-time formula in the legislation
Queensland writes the method for casual and part-time employees into section 105 of the Industrial Relations Act 2016. It applies to anyone who was a casual or regular part-time employee at any time during the continuous service the leave relates to, and the qualifying period is the same as for full-time employees. Business Queensland sets out the arithmetic as total ordinary hours worked divided by 52, multiplied by 8.6667, divided by 10, which gives the number of hours of long service leave. Section 105(3) defines those hours as the total ordinary working hours actually worked during the period of continuous service, so overtime is left out. A casual who has worked 10,400 ordinary hours over a decade therefore has 173.33 hours of leave: 10,400 divided by 52 is 200, multiplied by 8.6667 is 1,733.34, and divided by 10 is 173.33. Business Queensland says casuals are paid at the loaded casual hourly rate. Queensland is not alone in legislating for varying hours, because the Acts in the other seven jurisdictions each set out a method built on average weekly hours. Your employer must keep a record of each casual employee's total ordinary hours from the start of their service to 30 June each year, so ask for that record rather than rebuilding a decade of shifts from payslips.
Business Queensland, LSL entitlements and continuous service. Verified 14 September 2026.
Queensland pays at the rate that applies when you take the leave
Section 98 of the Industrial Relations Act 2016 pays long service leave at the ordinary rate being paid to you immediately before the leave is taken, or at a higher rate if you are being paid one, which means a pay rise before you take your leave flows straight through to what you are paid. For anyone who was a casual or regular part-time employee at any point in their service, section 105 sets the minimum payment by applying the hourly rate for ordinary time on the day the leave starts, or on the day a termination takes effect, to the total ordinary hours actually worked over the whole period of continuous service. That is a different approach from NSW, which takes the greater of the current rate and a 5-year average, and from South Australia, which averages hours over the preceding 3 years. Because the whole period counts, years of full-time hours stay in the total if you later move to part-time or casual work: Business Queensland says the total ordinary hours include the hours worked as a full-time employee as well as those worked as a casual or regular part-time employee.
Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld) ss.98 and 105. Verified 14 September 2026.
Unpaid parental leave in Queensland pauses accrual without breaking service
Long service leave does not accumulate during unpaid parental leave in Queensland, but that leave does not break the continuity of your service either. Both halves matter. You do not lose the years you have already banked, so the path to the 10-year trigger stays intact, but the clock stops while you are away and your anniversary moves back by the length of the absence. Paid leave of any kind, including paid parental leave, counts as service in full. A Queensland worker taking 12 months of unpaid parental leave therefore reaches 10 years of qualifying service around 11 years after starting. Victoria treats the same absence very differently, counting up to 52 weeks of unpaid parental leave as service for accrual, so an interstate move can change what an identical career break costs you.
Business Queensland, LSL entitlements and continuous service. Verified 11 August 2026.
How QLD compares.
Federal annual leave is identical everywhere. State LSL and public holidays differ.
Modern awards common in Queensland.
Industry awards layered on top of the NES. Each award has its own penalty rates, leave loading and (sometimes) RDO arrangements.
QLD-specific leave questions.
How much long service leave do I get in QLD?
When does QLD long service leave become payable on termination?
How is QLD pro-rata long service leave worked out?
Do QLD casuals get long service leave?
How many public holidays does QLD have in 2026?
Does QLD substitute public holidays that fall on weekends?
Is annual leave different in QLD?
What law governs long service leave in QLD?
Built on QLD law.
This QLD calculator is built directly from the Industrial Relations Act 2016 (QLD), the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth), and current QLD Industrial Relations guidance.
Reviewed by a registered HR practitioner based in Brisbane.