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Posted by solomani 17 yrs ago
In Australia the government mandates long service leave for all workers. I also noticed that helpers get the same thing. Is this something across the board or helpers are the exception?


Thanks.

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cd 17 yrs ago
As far as I'm aware, helpers here do not get long service leave, but they do get long service pay.

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solomani 17 yrs ago
Sorry, I should say long service pay. Is that common law in HK?

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solomani 17 yrs ago
Thanks for that. I guess you mean this PDF:


http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/public/wcp/ConciseGuide/10.pdf


Seems long service payment is only for 65 years or older, or death/ill health. Thats a bit different to the helpers (unless I misunderstanding the PDF) who get it after 5 years of service. Am I reading this correctly?

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kakositee 17 yrs ago
Australia is one of the few (only?) countries in the world to have long service leave - for example 2 months extra paid leave after say 10 years of service. Most European countries have longer annual leave periods for longer serving/more senior employees (5 or 6 weeks instead of the 4 weeks you get in Aus) which in effect offsets long service leave. But US and Asian countries generally have shorter annual leave periods and no long service leave entitlements.

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