Independent estimates from official sources, checked 21 October 2026.Sources checked 21 Oct 2026 · Method

LeaveCalc

ACT long service leave calculator

Weeks and pay under the Long Service Leave Act 1976 (ACT), for private sector employees.

Employment
Situation

Your last day, or the day before your leave starts.

Pay
Your hours

Salary or wages plus skill, qualification, board and lodging allowances and regular bonuses. Excludes overtime and penalty rates.

Adjustments

Absences that don’t count, such as illness beyond 2 weeks a year.

Estimate

Add your start and end dates to see your entitlement.

    Estimate only, based on the minimum rules in the Long Service Leave Act 1976 (ACT). Your award, enterprise agreement or contract may give you more. Not legal, tax or financial advice. About these estimates

    Worked example

    Full-time, 7 years at $560 a week

    From WorkSafe ACT, Long service leave calculation guidelines

    Continuous service
    7 years
    Ordinary remuneration
    $560.00 a week
    1. 7 years × 1/5 month = 6.0667 weeks.
    2. $560.00 × 6.0667 = $3,397.35.

    Result $3,397.35

    Questions

    When do I get long service leave in the ACT?

    After 7 years’ continuous service: 6.0667 weeks. You then accrue 1/5 of a month for each further completed year. Public holidays during the leave add a day each.

    What happens when my job ends?

    From 7 years, unused leave is paid out for any reason. Between 5 and 7 years, pro rata is paid (counting completed months) if your employer ends your employment other than for serious and wilful misconduct, you resign because of illness, incapacity or a domestic or other pressing necessity, you resign at or after minimum retiring age, or you die.

    What is minimum retiring age?

    The age set by your award or agreement. Otherwise, 65.

    How are part-time and casual employees paid?

    On their average weekly hours over the 12 months before they became entitled (or before employment ended) × their ordinary rate.

    Does this Act apply to me?

    The Act covers ACT private sector employees without long service leave in an award or agreement. Public sector employees aren’t covered, and portable schemes (ACT Leave) cover construction, cleaning, community sector and security workers. State and territory laws don’t apply where a federal pre-modern award has long service leave terms, and enterprise agreements made from 1 January 2010 can include their own. The Fair Work Ombudsman can confirm which applies.