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This page provides information on the provisions of the Long Service Leave Act 1958 (WA). For more information see the main Long Service Leave page.
Casual and seasonal employees in the WA private sector and in the WA State public sector are covered by the Long Service Leave Act unless under:
they are entitled to, or eligible to become entitled to, long service leave that is at least equivalent to the long service leave entitlement under the Long Service Leave Act.
Casual and seasonal employees in the construction industry are not covered by the Long Service Leave Act. The Construction Industry Portable Paid Long Service Leave Act 1985 (WA) covers employers and employees in the construction industry. MyLeave administers this scheme - visit www.myleave.wa.gov.au for information.
The majority of State Government awards and industrial agreements do not provide paid long service leave to casual public sector employees.
The Long Service Leave Conditions State Government Wages Employees General Order also does not provide paid long service leave to casual public sector wages employees.
Casual public sector employees who:
A casual or seasonal employee can have continuous employment despite working intermittently and/or with varying hours.
As a general principle, breaks between shifts or seasons where the employer does not provide the employee with work and which are part of the employee’s terms of engagement do not mean:
Such breaks between shifts or seasons that are part of the employee’s terms of engagement therefore:
However, whether a particular casual or seasonal employee has completed the required period of continuous employment will always depend upon the circumstances of their employment.
For more information on the effect of absences and interruptions on continuous employment, see the What is continuous employment? page
If a casual or seasonal employee’s normal weekly number of hours of work have varied during their period of employment, their normal weekly number of hours is the average weekly number of hours worked by the employee during their period of employment. If the hours worked by the employee over their period of employment are not known, their hours are averaged on the basis of the hours that are known.
Averaging the hours worked by a casual or seasonal employee takes into account periods when their employer did not provide them with work in accordance with their terms of engagement.
Ordinary pay for a casual employee includes their casual loading.
A casual or seasonal employee is entitled to take long service leave in the same manner as a full time or part time employee.
During a period of paid leave, a casual or seasonal employee would not be able to be rostered or called into work.
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