QLeave is a portable paid long service leave scheme for the building and construction industry. Portable Long Service Leave provides long service leave entitlements to workers in the building and construction industry. As the building and construction industry is project driven, it would be impossible for most workers to accrue enough service with one employer to be eligible for long service leave.

Eligible workers who are registered with QLeave receive 1 credit for every day they work to a total of 220 credits per year. After 10 years work or 2,200 credits are recorded, workers will be entitled 8.67 weeks of paid long service leave. This also applies for apprentices and trainees.

There are similar schemes in every state and in the ACT with reciprocal agreements enabling workers who have accrued service in another state to have their entitlements included in their long service leave credits.

All registered workers need to do to receive their entitlements, is to complete and return a claim form available from QLeave. Labour only subcontractors are also able to access QLeave. For more information, see www.qleave.qld.gov.au or telephone 1800 803 491.