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Title: Long Service Leave


ABCDiamond - June 28, 2006 05:35 AM (GMT)
Long Service Leave is an Australian tradition to give long service workers a decent break after a certain period of time working for the one employer.

The amount, and timing of entitlements, differ depending on the state or territory you are working in.

I have just read that it was introduced "to give UK workers time to go home and visit family".

This link at www.careerone.com.au has some info for each State. It is an archived file, so I do not know if any of the info has changed.

Current QLD rules are:
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As from 3 June 2001 the entitlement to long service leave is 8.6667 weeks on full pay after each period of 10 years continuous service.

(Comparison with previous entitlements: Service prior to 3 June 2001 accumulated an entitlement of 13 weeks for 15 years service. Service prior to 11 May 1964 accumulated an entitlement of 13 weeks for 20 years service).

After an employee has completed their first 10 years continuous service, they are entitled to take any further long service leave accumulated only after another five years continuous service (i.e. after 15 years continuous service).




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