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Long service leave letters

Write a long service leave letter in a minute: a leave request, a payout request when you leave, a records request, or an employer notice. Each one uses your state's rules and section numbers.

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Choose the letter and fill in the details. Edit it, then copy it or download a PDF.

Who the letter is to, or from if you are the employer.

For a leave request.

For a payment request.

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Every letter template

Request to take long service leaveA letter or email asking your employer to approve long service leave, with the dates and how it will be paid.Request for payment when you leaveAsks your employer to pay your unused long service leave when you leave, with a statement of how it was calculated.Request for your long service leave recordsAsks your employer for your long service leave records and balance.Employer notice to take long service leaveFor employers: directs an employee to take long service leave, with the notice period your state requires.

What the letters say

Each letter is filled in from what you enter and the rules of your state: the notice period an employer must give, how the leave can be taken, when it must be paid on leaving, and how long records must be kept. The section of your state Act is quoted, so the other side can check it.

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Common questions

How much notice must an employer give to direct long service leave?

It depends on the state: NSW 1 month (s 4(10)), Victoria 12 weeks (s 19(1)), Queensland 3 months for at least 4 weeks (s 97(3)), SA 60 days (s 7(3)), the ACT 60 days (s 6(2)) and the NT 2 months (s 8(7)). In WA an employer cannot direct the leave, and the Tasmanian Act sets no notice period.

Do I have to apply for long service leave in writing?

Most Acts do not say how a request is made, but a written request is the clearest record. In Victoria, half-pay leave is requested under s 22, and the employer can refuse only on reasonable business grounds.

Official sources

Rules last reviewed 3 November 2026. Every figure comes from the Acts, the regulators, the ATO and the AASB; see sources and method.