Leave entitlements for firefighters are provided for in the Tasmanian Firefighting Industry Employees Award and the Tasmanian State Service Award.
A summary of some leave entitlements current at August 2023:
- Recreation Leave: 34.5 days per year. When combined with rostered days off, this equals approximately 32 days off every seven months on a rotating leave roster arrangement.
- Sick Leave: 152 hours which accrues fortnightly and accumulates until a cap is reached.
- Carers Leave: 152 hours re-balanced at each anniversary date.
- Compassionate and bereavement leave
- Secondary Care Giver (encompasses adoption): Four weeks leave
- Primary Care Giver Leave (for birth or adoption of child):
52 weeks leave
18 weeks paid leave full time or option for 36 weeks paid leave at 50%
- Defence Leave: 20 days