15CCOVID-19 pandemic—accrual of long service leave

15C COVID-19 pandemic—accrual of long service leave

15C COVID-19 pandemic—accrual of long service leave

(1) If, during the prescribed period, a worker is stood down without pay by an employer as a direct or indirect result of the COVID-19 pandemic—

(a) the service of the worker with the employer is, despite that break, taken to be continuous service, and

(b) the worker continues to accrue long service leave while stood down.

(2) This section extends to long service leave entitlements under any other Act.

(3) In this section—

prescribed period means the period—

(a) starting on 11 March 2020, and

(b) ending on—

(i) 30 September 2021, or

(ii) a later day, not later than 31 March 2022, prescribed by the regulations.

worker includes any person who may access long service leave entitlements under this or any other Act.

s 15C: Ins 2020 No 5, Sch 1.20. Am 2021 No 5, Sch 1.17[3].