Long Service Leave Entitlements - Can Consistency Be Achieved?Although Long Service Leave was included as one of the Government's 10 minimum employment standards, (that come into effect 1 January 2010) how much you get and how long you have to work for it still depends upon where you work and who employs you. The Rudd Government has declared that it is on its agenda to remove these inconsistencies and move towards unifying the Long Service Leave entitlements, but who will reduce their standards and who will increase their standards to achieve this consistency remains unanswered. Long Service Leave entitlements vary widely between the States. At the generous end of the scale is South Australia South Australia, state (1991 pop. 1,236,623), 380,070 sq mi (984,381 sq km), S central Australia. It is bounded on the S by the Indian Ocean. Kangaroo Island and many smaller islands off the south coast are included in the state. and the Northern Territory at 13 weeks after 10 years of service. There are differences also not only in the length of leave but also qualifying period. Workers in the ACT are able to take Long Service Leave after as little as 7 years while NSW NSW New South Wales Noun 1. NSW - the agency that provides units to conduct unconventional and counter-guerilla warfare Naval Special Warfare workers may be paid out Long Service Leave after 5 years if they are retrenched or forced to leave work due to sickness and in SA after 7 years. The Australian Industry Group The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) is an employers' organization, which represents 10,000 east coast Australian employers of various sizes, covering a wide range of industries including manufacturing, construction, automotive, telecommunications, IT & call centres, transport, has been urging the States to accept the Federal Award Standard of 13 weeks after 15 years with the option to take some leave after 10 years. In 2005 Victoria brought Long Service Leave more into line with other States. Now, the country's three largest employers, the states of Victoria, NSW and Queensland, broadly have the same conditions. If you had to hazard at risk; liable to suffer damage or loss. See also: Hazard a guess it would be reasonable to consider this standard would form the basis for a national compromise. Whilst State Governments are reluctant to move from their current standards, most agree that with wall to wall State Labor Governments we are closer to achieving uniformity than ever before. In the industrial relations industrial relations pl.n. Relations between the management of an industrial enterprise and its employees. industrial relations Noun, pl the relations between management and workers sphere, along with Occupational Health and Safety and Workers Compensation whether uniformity will be achieved will be highly dependant on Adj. 1. dependant on - determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" contingent on, contingent upon, dependant upon, dependent on, dependent upon, depending on, contingent the negotiating skills of Julia Gillard Julia Eileen Gillard (born 29 September 1961) is the current deputy leader of the federal Australian Labor Party (ALP), and Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Parliament. and her advisors. It is a matter of watch this space. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances. Mr Justine Matthews Hunt & Hunt Gateway 1 Macquarie Place Sydney NSW 2000 AUSTRALIA Tel: 293913000 Fax: 293913099 E-mail: jburns@hunthunt.com.au URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : www.hunthunt.com.au Click Here for related articles (c) Mondaq Ltd, 2008 - Tel. +44 (0)20 8544 8300 - http://www.mondaq.com |
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