About the course
This is where you can become a Long Service Leave Champion.
Getting workers’ entitlements right is vital to complying with industrial laws. Non-compliance with these laws may result in legal action and reputational damage.
In this short course, learn all you need to know about long service leave and how it works:
- How to perform hands-on calculations.
- Explore different scenarios related to the accrual and payment of long service leave.
- The course has been updated with information from the Updated Guidance.
- On completion, earn a micro credential ‘badge’ that you can widely share on all social media platforms that recognises your status as a NSW Long Service Leave Champion.
What’s involved?
This course has 6 modules and will run over 4 weeks. Each module includes:
- an assessment task.
You’re encouraged to set aside at least 30-45 minutes per module to complete each module, and the assessment task.
It can be done anywhere and at your own pace.
Steps to completing course and claiming your badge
Follow these steps to complete the course and claim your badge:
- Review the summary of course content and information about the badges below.
- Click Register now to sign up for the course.
- Complete it to earn your Long Service Leave Champion badge.
- Receive your digital badge email from our partner Credly. To do this, you'll need to create your Credly account, then claim your badge. Read FAQs below for more about that.
- Share your badge on your social media and in your email signature.
Register here
Contact us if you need assistance
We know that work and personal demands can change every week and our team can work with you to arrange the flexibility you need.
If you have any questions, contact our team at any time by emailing:
irworkshops@industrialrelations.nsw.gov.au
Course Outline
Module 1
- Introduction to Long Service Leave
- A brief history of Long Service Leave
- Who is the Regulator
- Definition of a worker
Assessment task 1
Module 2
- How Long Service Leave Accrues
- Pro Rata Long Service Leave
- What is serious and wilful misconduct
- The NSW IR Long Service Leave Calculator
Assessment task 2
Module 3
- Continuous Service (How it Works?)
- Types of service, Full-Time, Part-Time and Casual
- The three types of service Interruptions
- Transmission of Business
- Work Performed Outside of NSW
Assessment task 3
Module 4
- What is Ordinary Pay?
- The Prescribed Date?
- Calculating Ordinary Pay
- Bonuses and Incentives
- Paying Long Service Leave
- Record Keeping
Assessment task 4
Module 5
- Calculating ordinary pay for variable hours workers
- Averaging calculations
- Single Day calculation for variable hours workers
Assessment task 5
Module 6
- Scenarios and Calculations
Assessment task 6
Learn more about Digital Badges
Acclaim is the digital badging platform used by NSW Industrial Relations. It helps users move forward professionally by quickly establishing credibility for opportunities in higher education and the job market.
Each badge contains verifiable data that tells employers what you did and why it matters.
Digital Badges FAQs
Digital badges are web-enabled versions of a credential, certification or learning outcome that can provide valid verification of your credential. Digital badges have emerged as the newest technology for displaying achievements and capabilities on social media, emails, and resumes. They protect the integrity of your credential by providing a link to the verified data from NSW Industrial Relations that cannot be falsified.
Acclaim is a product of Pearson, the world’s leading learning company. Acclaim works with credible organizations to provide digital credentials to individuals.
Open badges are web-enabled versions of a credential, certification or learning outcome which can be verified in real-time, online.
We have partnered with Credly to translate the learning outcomes you’ve demonstrated into a badge, issued and managed through the company’s Acclaim Platform. The technology Credly uses on its Acclaim Platform is based on the Open Badge Standards maintained by IMS Global. This enables you to manage, share and verify your competencies digitally.
Representing your skills as a badge gives you a way to share your abilities online in a way that is simple, trusted and can be easily verified in real time. Badges provide employers and peers concrete evidence of what you had to do to earn your credential and what you’re now capable of. Credly’s Acclaim Platform also offers labour market insights, based on your skills. You can search and apply for job opportunities, right through the Acclaim Platform.
Credly is the end-to-end solution for issuing and managing digital credentials. Credly works with credible organizations to provide digital credentials to individuals, worldwide.
You will receive an email notification from the Acclaim Platform (admin@youracclaim.com) with instructions for claiming your badge and setting up your account.
You can easily configure your privacy settings in the Acclaim Platform. You’re in complete control of the information about yourself that is made public.
No. This is a service we provide to you, at no cost.
While badges are simply digital image files, they are uniquely linked to data hosted on Credly’s Acclaim Platform. This link to verified data makes them more reliable and secure than a paper-based certificate. It also eliminates the possibility of anyone claiming your credential and your associated identity.
Every credential and profile on Acclaim has a unique URL that can be shared from the platform to LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter through email, embedded in a website or on a resume. You can also add your badge to an email signature. View the instructional video.
You can find answers to frequently asked questions at support.youracclaim.com