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- Wednesday 6 November 2024 at 11:00 am
CEO’s and Chairs plan a better future for workers
A two-day conference of portable long service leave authorities was held last week (28-29 October), bringing together the heads of all ten Commonwealth, state and territory-based authorities.
More than two million workers in the building and construction, community services, contract cleaning, security industries and coal industry are covered by various portable long service schemes across Australia.
The schemes allow covered workers to build up long service entitlements based on time spent in the industry, even if they work for different employers over the years.
This meeting followed a national conference held in Bendigo in February this year, which provided a platform for knowledge-sharing and discussions on common challenges.
Authorities at the Bendigo conference reaffirmed the importance of collective efforts, emphasising the need to leverage skills, knowledge, and expertise to support the work of their respective jurisdictions.
The meeting also covered Ausleave, which is a co-operative venture, providing centralised access to information about each state and territory's scheme.
The ongoing collaboration and shared efforts among Australia’s portable long service leave authorities aims to ensure all covered workers receive portable long service leave benefits and employers continue to contribute to the success of the schemes.
Discussions covered benchmarking results across authorities, opportunities for growth and different ways to evolve the scheme for the benefit of employers and workers.
The conference highlighted the commitment of Australia’s portable long service leave authorities to strengthen portable long service leave schemes, ensuring that they remain responsive to the changes in the workforce landscape while continuing to benefit Australian workers and employers.
The following Commonwealth, state and territory authorities participated in the meeting:
- Long Service Corporation (New South Wales)
- ACT Leave (Australian Capital Territory)
- MyLeave (Western Australia)
- Portable Long Service Leave (South Australia)
- LeavePlus (Victoria)
- NT Build (Northern Territory)
- QLeave (Queensland)
- TasBuild Ltd (Tasmania)
- Coal LSL (New South Wales)
- Portable Long Service Authority (Victoria)
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