sec.286Recognition of previous periods of employment for particular local government employees

### sec.286 Recognition of previous periods of employment for particular local government employees This section applies when determining the person’s accrued right to long service leave in relation to the new employer. The person’s period of employment with the former employer, in addition to the person’s period of employment with the new employer, is taken to be the person’s period of employment with the new employer. A person is taken to have completed a period of employment of 10 years with a new employer if the person completed a period of employment of 6 years with a former employer and a period of employment of 4 years with the new employer. (sec.286-ssec.1) This section applies when determining the person’s accrued right to long service leave in relation to the new employer. (sec.286-ssec.2) The person’s period of employment with the former employer, in addition to the person’s period of employment with the new employer, is taken to be the person’s period of employment with the new employer. A person is taken to have completed a period of employment of 10 years with a new employer if the person completed a period of employment of 6 years with a former employer and a period of employment of 4 years with the new employer.