Continuous service is the length of time an employee has been employed by a business.
What if an employee is re-employed by the same employer after a being terminated?
Termination of employment breaks continuous service.
This means that service before the termination won’t count towards continuous service if they’re re-employed by the same employer.
Are there any exceptions?
An award, agreement or contract of employment may include terms that require an employer to recognise continuity of service.
What to do next
- Find out about Ending employment
- Use our Pay and Conditions Tool to calculate notice and redundancy entitlements
- Get help with ending employment
- Find out about Other workplace relations help
