Recognition of Prior Service

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

What is prior service?

If you have continuous unbroken service with an employer that comes under the ESSSuper umbrella, immediately before becoming a member of the New Scheme, you may be entitled to have it recognised by ESSSuper for inclusion in the calculation of your service. Your length/period of service is a key factor in determining your superannuation entitlements.

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 of a prescribed sueprannuation scheme,
• Casual or sessional service, 
• Limited tenure employment, 
• Service with Victorian State Instrumentalities covered by other Government Superannuation Schemes, 
• Service with the Commonwealth or another State Government, 
• Apprenticeships, cadetships and studentships.

• Check out what you need to do to apply for recognition of prior service
• Download our recognition of Prior Continuous Service Fact Sheet
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