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What is Long Service Leave? Long service leave is additional leave given to the employee who has worked in the same industry for 10 or more years. How does the Scheme Work? The Authority records employees’ service with each employer then pays the employee 3 months Long Service Leave when they have accumulated 10 years of service |
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The Authority administers a long service leave scheme to provide benefits to employees and contractors working in the ACT building and construction industry. The scheme is funded by employers and contractors who contribute to the Authority every quarter, a levy, currently equal to 1.25% of employees' wages or, in the case of contractors, 2.5% of their own income.
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The Long Service Leave Authority keeps a record of the time each registered employee has worked in the industry in the ACT. The legislation requires employers to provide this information once every quarter. Employers are responsible for contributing a levy equal to 2% of the ordinary wages of all their cleaning employees to a fund administered by the Authority The Authority invests these levies and uses the accumulated funds to pay long service leave to those employees who meet the minimum service requirements and lodge a claim with the Authority.
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The new Community Sector Portable Long Service Leave Scheme will commence on 1 July 2010 in accordance with the provisions of the Long Service Leave (Portable Schemes) Act 2009 which was passed by the ACT Legislative Assembly in December 2009. Click here for a summary of this scheme or click above (Community Sector) for more detailed information. More information is availble from the Authority on 62473900 or (Free call) 1800 655 060 or email: Administration Community
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