Employers

You can pay your invoice by credit card (Visa or MasterCard only) or by BPay.

Log in to the LeavePlus portal, then

• Select ‘My WDWs’ from the menu
• Select the Workers Days and Wages return period which you would like to pay for
• Enter your credit card details to pay the invoice or use the invoice’s BPay reference code to pay using online banking.

Please note that the BPay reference code is unique to each invoice. Ensure you use the correct reference code for the invoice you are trying to pay. Using an old or incorrect reference could result in your payment not being processed.

Some Employers prefer their outgoings to be monthly rather than quarterly. LeavePlus provides employers with the ability to pay off a portion of their quarterly invoice in advance with optional prepayments.

The prepayment amount can be entirely of your choosing. There is no set amount. Most employers who do prepayments opt to estimate around one-third of their estimated invoice for each prepayment. The table below is an example of a prepayment using an estimate.

Once you receive your quarterly invoice, you can pay off the balance owing (full contribution amount minus any prepayments).

To begin making prepayments, simply select the ‘Receive prepayments’ tick-box on the Employer details page in the LeavePlus portal.

You will receive an email when each monthly prepayment voucher is available to pay online. Prepayment vouchers can be paid via credit card or BPay.

Please note prepayments are available for the first 2 months of each quarter. We do not issue a prepayment voucher for November because we issue our October to December Workers Days and Wages returns earlier than usual due to the industry shutdown over the Christmas holidays.

It may be the case that you have not recorded past service for one or more of your Workers. In order to comply with your legal obligations you must supply the missing information to LeavePlus. You must provide the number of days worked and total Ordinary Pay for each financial year in which each Worker was employed to perform covered work. LeavePlus will then adjust each Worker’s service record to reflect the additional days and invoice you for any additional charges owing.

For apprentices who are missing service, you still need to complete the form and advise of the days worked in each year where service may be missing. You do not need to provide any details regarding wages for apprentices. LeavePlus covers the liability of apprentices up to the first 1,040 days (4 years) of any VRQA certified apprenticeship. This means there are no charges on the part of the Employer for apprenticeship service.

Backdated adjustment charges may contain statutory interest charges due to non-compliance with your employer obligations. These charges are payable to LeavePlus in accordance with the Rules of the Scheme and Section 5 of the Construction Industry Long Service Leave Act 1997.

Read more about how to backdate service for your Workers on the Employer Missing service page.

If you are not able to pay your invoice by the due date and would like to discuss your payment options, please contact our Arrears Team on 03 9117 0866.

For more information about your obligations, please visit our Employer Obligations page.

Please note, all payment plans are subject to additional statutory interest charges in accordance with Section 5 of the Construction Industry Long Service Leave Act 1997.

Long Service Leave Charges are based on a percentage of Ordinary pay rather than a set dollar amount. This keeps the charges uniform and fair between larger and the smaller Employers. It means that each Employer pays their fair share proportionally to fund the Scheme.

The rate is agreed in advance by our Board of Directors and reviewed yearly taking into account actuarial advice. The current rate of 2.7% has been in place since 1 July 2009. The contribution rate is agreed upon and implemented to match market conditions so that LeavePlus can provide the best service to its members in administering the long service leave Scheme.

There is no charge for VRQA certified apprentices. LeavePlus covers the liability for apprentices for up to 4 years (1,040 days) of any covered apprenticeship.

Employer Reimbursement:

Where an Employer has paid long service leave directly to a Worker but also reported service to LeavePlus for the relevant period, the Employer may be entitled to reimbursement from LeavePlus of ‘our share’ of the payment. Our share is calculated in proportion to the service reported to LeavePlus for that Worker.

Employers can submit a Reimbursement claim in the LeavePlus portal. Log in to the portal and select ‘My Claims’ from the main menu. Choose the Worker from the list who the reimbursement claim relates to, then enter all the required information. The details you submit in your completed form enable LeavePlus to work out how much of the long service leave payment is to be reimbursed back to you.

Employer reimbursement claims must be submitted within one year of you making your long service leave payment to the Worker.

Shared Liabilities

Long service leave liability may be shared between LeavePlus and the employer in the case of:

• Partially Covered Trades: Workers with less than 7 years with LeavePlus but over 7 years with the same employer.
• Promoted Out of the Scheme: Workers with less than 7 years with LeavePlus but over 7 years with the same employer.

Service Accrual Rates pre-2002 and post-2002

A Worker’s Long Service Leave Entitlement may be calculated differently depending on when the service was accrued:

• Before 1 July 2002: 0.866 weeks of leave per year (13 weeks after 15 years).
• After 1 July 2002: 1.3 weeks of leave per year (13 weeks after 10 years).