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Tasmanian construction portable long service (TasBuild)

Construction workers in Tasmania build up portable long service with TasBuild Limited. The Act sets up registration and levies, and the entitlements come from the TasBuild Fund Rules. Your reported days follow you between employers.

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Estimate your scheme entitlement

TasBuild

Enter the service the scheme has recorded for you. This is an estimate; the scheme's own statement is what counts.

From your service statement or the member portal.

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Before tax, without overtime.

Find your number and check your service

See how to find your registration number, the member portal and what to do if service is missing.

The state long service leave calculator does not apply to this scheme. If you are covered, your leave is worked out and paid by TasBuild Limited under its own rules. Check your service record with the scheme.

Who is covered

  • Workers in relevant employment in the Tasmanian construction industry.
  • Workers whose contract is wholly or substantially for labour.
  • Workers placed by group training or labour hire.
  • Self-employed workers can register.

When you qualify

You need 2,600 days of reported relevant employment, with at most 260 days a year. Annual leave, paid personal leave, public holidays, rostered days off and workers compensation days count.

What you get

Your long service payment is 1/40th of your continuous service after 1 January 2006 (and 1/60th of service up to 31 December 2005) at ordinary pay (Rules r 23.7). That is 13 weeks per 10 years. You are entitled after 10 years (2,600 days reported), then again after each additional 5 years, which is about 6.5 weeks per further 5 years (Rules r 23.2). Ordinary pay is your gross weekly rate including applicable allowances, but not travel or fares, overtime or casual loading.

Leaving early, illness, retirement and death

  • 7 years of continuous service where your employment is ended by your employer (other than for serious and wilful misconduct) or by you (Rules r 23.1(c)).
  • 55 days (after 2006) if illness or incapacity makes you permanently unable to keep working in the industry (Rules r 23.3).
  • 55 days (after 2006) on death, paid to your legal personal representative (Rules r 23.4, r 23.8).
  • Retirement at your award or contract retirement age, otherwise 55 and over, or on eligibility for a veterans service pension. The rule as written requires at least 7 years of relevant employment before 1 January 2006 and at least 2 years on or after it (Rules r 23.5).
  • The Board has discretion to decide an entitlement (Rules r 23.10).

How it is paid

TasBuild pays directly into your bank account. The payment is taxable. No superannuation is paid on TasBuild long service payments.

How to claim

Claim through the TasBuild member portal at https://portal.tasbuild.com.au/Public/Member. TasBuild's workers information page explains the steps.

Before you rely on this

  • You are deregistered after a 4-year break if you have not reached 2,600 days.
  • The retirement rule (Rules r 23.5) as written needs 7 years of service before 1 January 2006. If you started after 2005, ask TasBuild how it applies to you before you plan around it.
  • Casual loading and overtime are not part of the ordinary pay used for your payment.
  • No superannuation is paid on the payment.

The scheme and its law

Common questions

How much do I get after 10 years with TasBuild?

13 weeks, based on 1/40th of continuous service after 1 January 2006 (Rules r 23.7). Service up to 31 December 2005 counts at 1/60th.

Can I get paid if I resign after 7 years?

Yes. The 7-year rule covers employment ended by you or by your employer, unless your employer ended it for serious and wilful misconduct (Rules r 23.1(c)).

Which days count towards 2,600?

Reported days of relevant employment, up to 260 a year. Annual leave, paid personal leave, public holidays, rostered days off and workers compensation days count.

Is super paid on TasBuild payments?

No. TasBuild says no superannuation is paid on its long service payments.

Official sources

Last reviewed 3 November 2026.