Issue No 85 | 23 February 2001 | |
LegalNot Quite Right on Discrimination
Your article about proposed changes to leave entitlements for young employees got it wrong - the legislation is even more discriminatory than you have stated. Adult service for the purposes of accrual of long service leave commences from age 21 - the previous adult age before changes were made years ago - not from age 18 as you stated (See section 4 (2) (a1) (iii) of the Act). The Long Service Leave Act 1955 was never updated to take account of the change in adult age. Denis McGrane
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