All workers covered by state awards or or awards
carrying the provisions of the N.S.W Long Service Act shall
be entitled the following:-
- Entitlement to take long service after 10 years service
- Entitlement to take additional long service leave in 5
year intervals after the first period of 10 years.
- Public Holidays are to be added to any leave entitlement
when they fall within the period of leave.
- The provisions are retrospective to any leave entitlements
taken in the future for leave accured from April , 1963.
- Leave can be taken in a single period or in two periods
if the entitlement is two months leave or less.
- Leave can be taken in two or three seperate periods if
the entitlement exceeds two months and does not exceed 19
1/2 weeks.
- If an employee leaves his empl,oyment or employment is
terminated and there is less than 5 years service, no entitlement
is aplicable.
- On leaving employment or employment being terminated after
5 years service, but less than 10 years, there is wntitlement
to pro-rata long service leave ONLY for
the following reasons:-
a)
For any reason other than serious and wilful misconduct if
any employer dismisses and employee.
b)For
the reason of illness, incapacity or domestic or other
pressing necessity on account of the employee.
- Employees are entitled to pro-rata long service leave
for any reason on termination after 10 years service.
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