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Don't forget long service leave. A uniquely Australian/New Zealand leave offering. After 10 years you deserve a nice long break from the office. Came about due

Don't forget long service leave. A uniquely Australian/New Zealand leave offering. After 10 years you deserve a nice long break from the office. Came about due to the excessively long travel times back in the day to Europe.

jackvalentine 5y ago
Depends on your state, in mine it's 7 years - looking forward to my 6 month half pay sabbatical next year! (For those unfamiliar with LSL, I could take 3 months full pay if I wanted but half pay for double the time is my choice.)
- hnick 5y ago
  My employer just let me take it piecemeal, like any other leave. Looking back that was probably worse for both of us. LSL is a good excuse to improve your bus factor.
  - jackvalentine 5y ago
    I could take it piecemeal once it's accrued, but I just don't think that's a good idea. It's quite an opportunity to take a long period off work paid and I intend on honouring it.
    - saalweachter 5y ago
      Yeah, that's the good stuff.
pkaye 5y ago
Do lot of people stay for that long at one company?
- dugite-code 5y ago
  So I found this article that says in 2018 it was around 17% (and rising) of employees are at an employer 10 years or more and similar for 20 years and more https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/we-don-t-job-hop-as-much-as-we-think-we-do-20181030-p50cyx.html https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/we-don-t-job-hop-a... Also note in some states where it's after 10 years you actually start accruing the leave after 7 years and if you leave the company prior to 10 years you get paid out for the amount of long service leave you have accrued. Again from the article at 5 to 10 years tenure is around 18% Even with low participation it would be political suicide to make long service leave harder to gain or even try to take it away. Probably why Victoria actually made long service leave kick in after only 7 years.
- dragonsky67 5y ago
  23 years and counting... I've taken one block of 6 months long service leave (1/2 pay) and will be taking another block of a couple of years. It all depends upon what your priorities are. Mine are working to live, with a minimum of ratrace.
nonfamous 5y ago
I don’t know if it’s still the case (it’s a long time since I lived in Australia) but at one point Australian workers were actually paid _more_ while on vacation. About 17% more. The rationale is that there was no opportunity for overtime while on vacation, and the extra pay on vacation was to make up for that.
- kondro 5y ago
  Only for some Awards.

jackvalentine 5y ago

Depends on your state, in mine it's 7 years - looking forward to my 6 month half pay sabbatical next year! (For those unfamiliar with LSL, I could take 3 months full pay if I wanted but half pay for double the time is my choice.)

hnick 5y ago
My employer just let me take it piecemeal, like any other leave. Looking back that was probably worse for both of us. LSL is a good excuse to improve your bus factor.
- jackvalentine 5y ago
  I could take it piecemeal once it's accrued, but I just don't think that's a good idea. It's quite an opportunity to take a long period off work paid and I intend on honouring it.
  - saalweachter 5y ago
    Yeah, that's the good stuff.

pkaye 5y ago

Do lot of people stay for that long at one company?

dugite-code 5y ago
So I found this article that says in 2018 it was around 17% (and rising) of employees are at an employer 10 years or more and similar for 20 years and more https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/we-don-t-job-hop-as-much-as-we-think-we-do-20181030-p50cyx.html https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/we-don-t-job-hop-a... Also note in some states where it's after 10 years you actually start accruing the leave after 7 years and if you leave the company prior to 10 years you get paid out for the amount of long service leave you have accrued. Again from the article at 5 to 10 years tenure is around 18% Even with low participation it would be political suicide to make long service leave harder to gain or even try to take it away. Probably why Victoria actually made long service leave kick in after only 7 years.
dragonsky67 5y ago
23 years and counting... I've taken one block of 6 months long service leave (1/2 pay) and will be taking another block of a couple of years. It all depends upon what your priorities are. Mine are working to live, with a minimum of ratrace.

nonfamous 5y ago

I don’t know if it’s still the case (it’s a long time since I lived in Australia) but at one point Australian workers were actually paid _more_ while on vacation. About 17% more. The rationale is that there was no opportunity for overtime while on vacation, and the extra pay on vacation was to make up for that.

kondro 5y ago
Only for some Awards.