Same NES-based formula: 4 weeks/year, 2.923 hours/week accrual on a 38-hour week. Casuals excluded from paid annual leave.

QUEENSLAND • ANNUAL LEAVE TOOL

Annual Leave Calculator QLD

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 Queensland

Governed by the Industrial Relations Act 2016 (Qld):

  • 8.6667 weeks of paid LSL after 10 years of continuous service
  • A further 4.3333 weeks for every additional 5 years (13 weeks total at 15 years)
  • Pro-rata from 7 years — but only if employment ends due to redundancy, dismissal (not for misconduct), illness/incapacity, domestic necessity, or death. A simple resignation to take another job does not trigger pro-rata LSL before 10 years.
  • Casual and regular part-time employees are generally covered too, subject to conditions

Curious how this compares? See NSW's 10-year LSL rule, WA's entitlement, or SA's 13-week LSL.

Public Holidays in Queensland

QLD includes some regional/show holidays in addition to the national list (e.g. the Royal Queensland Show "Ekka" holiday for the Brisbane area). Check Business Queensland for the exact current-year list, since regional show holidays vary by local government area.

FAQs

How much LSL do I get in QLD? 

8.6667 weeks after 10 years, plus 4.3333 weeks every 5 years after that. 

Can I get LSL if I just resign after 8 years? 

No - pro-rata before 10 years only applies in specific circumstances (redundancy, illness, domestic necessity), not a standard resignation. 

Do casual workers get LSL in QLD? 

Yes, in most cases, subject to continuity-of-service conditions.

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.