In South Australia, long service leave accrues at 1.3 weeks per year of continuous service, reaching 13 weeks after 10 years — the point at which the leave can actually be taken.
Payable after 7 years when employment ends — including resignation — unless the employee is dismissed for serious and wilful misconduct. SA accrues 1.3 weeks per year, the most generous rate alongside the NT.
Leave is paid at your ordinary rate for ordinary hours — overtime and most allowances are excluded. Continuous service survives approved leave and, in most circumstances, the sale of the business to a new owner. Awards, enterprise agreements and portable industry schemes can set different terms that override the Act.