Recognition of prior service

Your length/period of service is a key factor in determining your superannuation entitlements.

What is classified as prior service?

If you have continuous unbroken service with an employer that comes under the ESSSuper umbrella, immediately before becoming a member of the Revised Scheme, you may be entitled to have it recognised by ESSSuper for inclusion in the calculation of your service.

Different processes apply for prior service, based on whether it was recognised and approved before 1 December 1993.

Prior service that will not be recognised

The following are examples of service that will not be recognised as prior service:

Service where you were, or were eligible to be, an officer or a member of a prescribed superannuation scheme,
Casual or seasonal service,
Limited tenure employment,
Service with Victorian State Instrumentalities covered by other Government or former Government Superannuation Schemes,
Service with the Commonwealth or another State Government,
Apprenticeships, cadetships and studentships.