Private sector employers and employees
Telephone: 1300 655 266
Mailing address
Locked Bag 100
East Perth WA 6892
A common misconception amongst employers and employees is that casual employees are not entitled to long service leave.
The state long service leave obligations in the Long Service Leave Act apply to most WA businesses, including businesses covered by national modern awards. Under the Long Service Leave Act, full time, part time and casual employees are all entitled to long service leave.
The long service leave entitlement under the Act for all employees is:
To calculate the long service leave entitlement for a casual employee, the hours the employee has worked per week are averaged for the period of employment during which the long service leave accrued.
Details about long service leave entitlement in WA are available on the Long service leave page.
Employers must keep records to accurately record service and calculate when long service leave falls due. An employer will also need to keep records of what long service leave is taken by employees and what they are paid during any period of leave. The Record keeping requirements page provides details of what records employers are required to keep and the penalties that apply if employers fail to do so.
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