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Long Service Leave Guidance
NSW Industrial Relations is launching updated
Long Service Leave (LSL) guidance (PDF 584.25KB)
. From 1 March 2026, the guidance is in effect and is designed to support clearer and more consistent application of the Long Service Leave Act 1955.
The Act itself has not changed. However, as the regulator, NSW Industrial Relations has updated its guidance on how certain provisions of the Act should be interpreted and applied. This updated guidance applies from 1 March 2026.
To help employers, payroll professionals and workers understand these updates, NSW Industrial Relations recently hosted a Long Service Leave Guidance Webinar.
Please watch the webinar here.
New Public Holiday Announcement
The NSW Government has granted an additional public holiday on the 27th April 2026. For information regarding pay rates and entitlements associated with public holidays, please contact the Fair Work Ombudsman on 13 13 94 or visit their website at
www.fairwork.gov.au
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At NSW Industrial Relations, we help the community understand workplace rights and responsibilities. We work with stakeholders to ensure compliance with workplace laws. We offer online training, workplace audits, and information to employers and employees. Our work includes:
Helping with information about your rights at work.
Doing workplace audits and targeted industry campaigns.
Taking legal action if workplace laws are broken.
Giving information and advice on how employers and employees can keep up with changes in NSW workplace laws.
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Information for employers and employees. Including leave, pay, rights, public holidays.
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Access workplace advice and compliance for the public service in NSW.
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Providing information to the transport, building and construction, local government and taxi industries in NSW.
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Long service leave calculator, FAQs plus general leave information.
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Dates, FAQs for employers, and essential resources.
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Learn about rights and responsibilities, and working age when you're new to the workforce.
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Partnering with NSW Government Agencies to drive industrial strategy and deliver bargaining outcomes aligned with the Fair Pay and Bargaining Policy.
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131 628
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1800 555 677
Language assistance: Call TIS
131 450
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GPO Box 5341 Sydney NSW 2001
Website:
www.nsw.gov.au/industrialrelations
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