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, typically awarded to a staff member after completing a considerable tenure with a single company. However, within a limited number of industries, or within the public sector it is possible to transfer

long service leave In Australia, long service leave (LSL) is a period of additional paid leave granted to employees who have completed an extended period of service with an employer. Under Australian legal system, Australian law, most employees are entitled to long ...

entitlements from one employer to another.

Industry-specific portable long-service leave

Industry-specific portable long-service leave allows workers to transfer their accrued long service leave entitlements from employer to employer within an industry. Portable Long Service Leave is legislated and available for workers in certain industries including: * The Australian Building and Construction Industry * The Australian

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Industry * The Australian

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Industry * The Australian Contract Cleaning Industry The leave is typically funded by a central scheme that accepts payment from current employers, and pays the leave once enough service is accrued. Interest in maintaining and promoting the schemes is largely driven by Unions.

External links

Construction Industry Long Service Leave schemes in Australia: * Victoria �
CoINVEST
* South Australia �
Portable Long Service Leave
* Queensland �
QLeave
* Western Australia �
Western Australian Construction Industry Long Service Leave Payments Board
* New South Wales �
New South Wales Building and Construction Industry LSL Payments Corporation (LSPC)
* Tasmania �
TasBuild
* Australian Capital Territory �
Construction Industry Long Service Leave Board (A.C.T. LSLB)
* Northern Territory �
NT Build
Australian labour law Labour relations in New Zealand Leave of absence