227Entitlement to long service leave

227 Entitlement to long service leave

(1)  An employee who completes at least 10 years' of continuous employment as an employee of one or more councils is entitled to be granted a period of long service leave calculated in accordance with this Part.

(2)  A period of long service leave is a period of –

(a) 90 days for the first 15 years of employment completed before 1 July 1969; and

(b) 90 days for each 10 years of employment completed after that date.

(3)  Any period of long service leave granted to an employee consists of the appropriate number of consecutive days, inclusive of any Saturdays, Sundays or public holidays occurring during the period.

(4)  If an employee becomes entitled to long service leave under this section, the council by notice in writing, may direct the employee to commence the leave within 6 months after the date of the notice.

(5)  If the employee fails or refuses to comply with the notice under subsection (4) , the employee is taken to have forfeited all rights and privileges under this section up to the date of the notice.