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Long Service Leave In Australia: An Examination Of The Options For A National Long Service Leave Minimum Standard, Rebecca Casey, John Mclaren, John Passant

John Passant

Long service leave is an employment condition that provides paid leave to employees who serve an employer over a long period of time without a break in service. A common feature of long service leave is continuous service with an employer, which then entitles an employee to paid leave as a reward for their service. This means that in most jurisdictions the leave is generally not portable and is lost when transferring between employers. This paper will explore the long service leave entitlements for national system employees that currently exist in state and territory long service leave legislation in Australia …