Australian Greens Additional Comments

1.1        The Australian Greens support the Committee report but take this opportunity to make a number of additional comments.

1.2        There is a high level of support for the creation of a national portable long service leave scheme to modernise the entitlement for our changing work environment through submissions to the inquiry. In its submission, the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union states:

"A portable entitlement to LSL is required if a new generation of workers are to have access to Long Service Leave. A portable long service leave scheme (PLSL) is particularly important for workers in precarious and insecure employment like casuals and labour hire workers."[1]

1.3        The Australian Greens believe we must progress with the creation of a national portable long service leave scheme.

1.4        There are multiple models for such a scheme to be established and administered, as discussed in the Australian Council of Trade Unions' submission.[2]

1.5        The Australian Greens believe we must have further consideration into which model would be the most efficient for governments, employers and employees.

Recommendation 1

1.6                  The Australian Greens recommend that the government prepares a detailed proposal on a number of models that the national portable service leave scheme could take.

Recommendation 2

1.7        The Australian Greens recommend that the government agree to establish a national portable long service leave scheme.

Senator Janet Rice

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