Self-Employed

If you choose to make payments, you are required to contribute quarterly. You can choose to pay either $90, $140 or $190 for each month you worked. An email will be sent to you at the end of each quarter detailing the available contribution options. Refer to the table below for a breakdown.

The amount you contribute directly affects the amount you will be paid when you claim your Long Service Leave Benefit. The more you put in, the more you get out, and the more interest you will accrue.

For each year of accrued Service, you will still accrue the same amount of ‘leave weeks’ of 1.3 weeks per year of service. However, what those 1.3 weeks mean in terms of monetary payment is determined by exactly how much you have paid in.

Can amounts change from one period to another?

Yes. For example, a Working Subcontractor can elect to pay $140 per month for one 3-month period ($420 total) then change to $190 per month for the next  3-month period ($570 total).

However, variation within a period is not allowed (such as, $90 each for January and February and $140 for March).

Our preferred payment method is BPay. Each payment is a unique transaction and therefore has a unique BPAY reference number for each 3-month contribution period. This means it changes every single time.

The BPay reference must never be used more than once. If you do, your money will not be allocated against the correct invoicing period. This means your Service credits will not be recorded for that 3-month period and you will not accrue any interest component for the amount paid. This also means you cannot set up a direct debit or recurring transaction through your bank for these payments.

In short, make sure you treat it as a unique transaction each time. Use the exact reference on your Working Subcontractor contribution form for the specific 3-month period you’re trying to pay for and you should have no problems.

The interest component on Working Subcontractor Long Service Leave Charges is accrued on the whole balance, inclusive of payments of charges and previously accrued interest balances. It is credited annually. Once you have accrued 7 or more years of continuous recorded service and are entitled to make a claim for a Long Service Leave Benefit, interest will be paid.

Interest is not paid on any refunds paid to a Working Subcontractor where a Working Subcontractor who has not yet accrued enough Service to claim a Long Service Leave Benefit decides not to pay further Long Service Leave Charges and seeks a refund of the total amount of charges paid to LeavePlus.

If you decide not to pay Long Service Leave Charges towards your portable Long Service Leave Benefit with LeavePlus, you will not build up any Service and no benefit entitlement will accrue.

However, if you have any previously accrued eligibility for a Long Service Leave Benefit from your Service as a Worker or Apprentice, then the available benefit is still yours to claim at any point from LeavePlus.

If this is the first time you have registered with LeavePlus as a Working Subcontractor, you have the option to pay Long Service Leave Charges for the preceding 2 invoicing periods (quarters), up to a maximum of 6 months into the past.

If you have previously registered with us as a Working Subcontractor but have chosen not to pay any Long Service Leave Charges in the past, you will not be eligible to backdate any Working Subcontractor Service. As Long Service Leave Charges are optional for Working Subcontractors, if you opt not to make payments at the time, then that time will not be recorded as Service.

Working Subcontractors can apply for a refund of any Long Service Leave Charges paid by them before they have accrued the required 7 years of continuous Service which would provide eligibility for a Long Service Leave Benefit.

A refund of your Working Subcontractor Long Service Leave Charges comprises only the charges you have paid in. Where the charges are refunded, interest is not payable on them.

All requests for refunds must be made to LeavePlus in writing.