What div 2 is about
284 What div 2 is about
This division is about the continuation of particular local government employees’ accrued rights to long service leave and recognition of their previous periods of employment.
Note—
See the City of Brisbane Regulation 2012, chapter 8, part 3, division 2 for the provisions that deal with the portability of long service leave where the Brisbane City Council is the new employer or former employer of a local government employee.
A person’s accrued right to long service leave is the person’s entitlement to take long service leave after having completed a minimum period of employment with an employer.
This division applies if—
a person is employed (the new employment) by a relevant entity (the new employer); and
the person was previously employed (the former employment) by a relevant entity (the former employer); and
the period between ending the former employment and beginning the new employment is not longer than 1 year; and
the person did not receive a payment from the former employer of an amount as a cash equivalent for accrued long service leave.
However, this division does not apply if—
the new employer is—
a distributor-retailer; or
a water entity, other than a water entity that is a local government; and
the former employer is—
a distributor-retailer; or
a water entity, other than a water entity that is a local government.
A relevant entity is—
a local government; or
a distributor-retailer; or
a water entity; or
another entity that is controlled or owned by a local government.
A distributor-retailer is a distributor-retailer under the South-East Queensland Water (Distribution and Retail Restructuring) Act 2009.
A water entity is a water entity under the South East Queensland Water (Restructuring) Act 2007.
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