Pay increases while on leave
21 Pay increases while on leave
If the ordinary pay of an employee who is on long service leave increases, the employee is entitled to be paid at the increased rate from the time of the increase.
If the employee was paid in full at the start of the long service leave or was paid in advance with respect to any period of the long service leave, the employer must pay the additional amount resulting from the increase as soon as that period ends.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 12 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues;
In the case of a body corporate, 60 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.
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