It is based on the standard 4-week NES entitlement, 2.923 hours/week accrual on 38 hours.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA • ANNUAL LEAVE TOOL

Annual Leave Calculator WA

Calculate your annual leave balance in hours, weeks and days based on your service period, ordinary working hours, working pattern and leave already taken.

Calculate Your Leave Balance

Enter your service dates, ordinary weekly hours, working days and any leave already taken to calculate your estimated annual leave balance.

The annual leave formula below is the same nationally under the NES — this just tailors the page to your state.
Casual employees are generally not entitled to paid annual leave under the NES — they receive casual loading instead.
The date you want the balance calculated up to.
Enter your ordinary weekly hours.
Used to convert leave hours into your actual working days.
Any paid annual leave already used during this service period. Leave as 0 if none.
Estimated Leave Balance
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Balance in Weeks 0.00
Balance in Days 0.00
Average Accrual / Week 0.00
Service Period 0 days
4 Weeks Per Year The calculator uses four weeks of annual leave for each completed service year.
Your Working Pattern Enter your actual days worked per week to convert leave hours into leave days.
Leap Years Partial service periods use the actual number of days between service anniversaries. If the service year includes February 29, the calculation automatically accounts for the extra day.
How the calculation works: Completed service years receive exactly four weeks of entitlement. A partial service year is prorated using the actual number of elapsed days between the current service anniversary and the next anniversary, then any leave already taken is subtracted to give your remaining balance. This automatically accounts for leap years.

Long Service Leave in Western Australia

Under the Long Service Leave Act 1958 (WA):

  • 8.667 weeks of paid LSL after 10 years of continuous employment
  • A further 4.333 weeks for every additional 5 years
  • Pro-rata from 7 years on resignation, dismissal, redundancy, or death
  • Full-time, part-time, casual, and seasonal employees are covered
  • LSL does not accrue during unpaid parental leave or leave without pay

Curious how this compares? See QLD's entitlement, TAS's rules, or VIC's 7-year rule.

Public Holidays in Western Australia

WA's public holiday calendar includes Western Australia Day (June) and the Queen's Birthday observed on a different date to eastern states. Check wa.gov.au for the current list, since WA's regional holidays can vary between metro and country areas.

FAQs

When do I qualify for LSL in WA? 

10 years for the full entitlement, with pro-rata available from 7 years. 

Do casual employees get long service leave in WA? 

Yes — full-time, part-time, casual and seasonal employees are all covered. 

How much extra LSL do I get after 15 years in WA? 

An additional 4.333 weeks on top of the initial 8.667 weeks.

Lucas Gibney

Lucas Gibney

I build simple, accurate tools to help Australian employees understand their workplace entitlements — starting with annual leave. I created this calculator after noticing how often people got confused about their leave balance, especially with pro-rata calculations, casual loading, and the small differences between states and awards. Every calculation here is based on the real NES formula from the Fair Work Act, not a rough guess. My focus is on keeping these tools accurate, easy to use, and genuinely useful — so you can check your entitlements in seconds.