Recognised Service. 51.8.1 Subject to clause 51.8.3 the following will be recognised as service with the Employer for the purposes of long service leave ("Recognised Service"):
(a) any service with a State, Commonwealth or Territory of Australia Government Department or Public Service authority; or
(b) any service with a public entity under the Public Administration Act 2004 (Vic); or
(c) any service with a local governing body that is established by or under a law of Victoria.
51.8.2 Service for the purpose of long service leave does not include any period of service:
(a) which preceded a continuous gap in approved Recognised Service of greater than 12 months other than:
(i) an absence of 3 years or less in the nature of retirement occasioned by disability; or
(ii) an absence of 2 years or less which in the opinion of the Employer was caused by special circumstances; or
(b) during any absence from duty on parental, paternity/partner or adoption leave without pay; or
(c) except to the extent (if any) authorised by the Employer, during any other absence on leave without pay; or
(d) during any absence from duty when the Employee was in receipt of weekly payments of compensation under the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (Vic) or any corresponding previous enactment, other than the first 12 months of that period; or
(e) which followed the date on which a pension under the State Superannuation Act 1988 (or similar provision applying to persons on the staff of a declared authority) became payable by reason of retirement on the ground of disability, other than a period not exceeding 12 months during which a pension under section 83A of that Act (or similar provision applying to persons on the staff of a declared authority) was paid; or
(f) from which the Employee was dismissed for disciplinary reasons; or
(g) which preceded the resignation of the Employee or the termination of the Employee's employment if on that resignation or termination the Employee received a sum characterised as a voluntary departure incentive or a targeted separation payment that was additional to his or her entitlements under any Act or agreement.
51.8.3 An Employee who has received a Targeted Separation Package from the Victorian Public Sector will, on employment with the Employer have their prior service recognised, provided that this service does not precede a continuous gap in approved recognised service of greater than 12 months, subject to clause 51.8.5.
51.8.4 An Employee who ...
Recognised Service. (a) In clause 54.9(b) an “authority” means an authority, whether incorporated or not, that is constituted:
Recognised Service. For the purpose of establishing employee service-related entitlements the following applies:
Recognised Service. (a) Subject to this subclause the service of a Biomedical Engineer of an Institution or Statutory Body shall include service for which long service leave, or payment in lieu, has not been received in one or more Institutions including Statutory Bodies directly associated with such Institution or Institutions, for the periods required by clause 61.1 of this Agreement.
(b) Subject to this subclause service shall also include all periods during which a Biomedical Engineer was serving in Her Majesty’s Forces or was made available by the Employer for National Duty.
(c) When calculating the aggregate of service entitling to leave any period of employment with any one of the said Institutions or Statutory Bodies of less than six months shall be disregarded.
(d) Where the business is transmitted from one Employer (the transmitter) to another Employer (the transmittee) a Biomedical Engineer who worked with the transmitter and who continues in the services of the transmittee shall be entitled to count his/her service with the transmitter as service with the transmittee for the purposes of this clause.
(e) Subject to clause 61.2(f) for the purposes of this clause service shall be deemed to be continuous notwithstanding:
(i) the taking of any annual leave or long service leave;
(ii) any absence from work of not more than fourteen days in any year on account of injury or illness or if applicable such longer period as provided in clause 54 – Personal Leave;
(iii) any interruption or ending of the employment by the Employer if such interruption or ending is made with the intention of avoiding obligations in respect of long service leave or annual leave;
(iv) any absence on account of injury arising out of or in the course of the employment of the Biomedical Engineer for a period during which payment is made under clause 32 – Accident Pay;
(v) any leave or absence of the Biomedical Engineer where the absence is authorised in advance in writing by the Employer to be counted as service;
(vi) any interruption arising directly or indirectly from an industrial dispute;
(vii) any period of absence from employment between the engagement with one of the said Institutions or Statutory Bodies and another provided it is less than the Biomedical Engineer’s allowable period of absence from employment. A Biomedical Engineers allowable period of absence from employment shall be five weeks in addition to the total period of paid annual leave and/or personal leave which the Biomedical Eng...
Recognised Service. (a) In sub-clause 31.7(b) an "authority" means an authority, whether incorporated or not, that is constituted by or under a law of a State, the Commonwealth or a Territory of Australia for a public purpose.
(b) Subject to sub-clause 31.7(c) the following will be recognised as service by La Trobe for the purposes of long service leave ("Recognised Service"):
(i) any service with a State or Commonwealth Government Department; or
(ii) any service with an authority of a State or Commonwealth Government Department; or
(iii) any service in the Public Service, the Teaching Service or in an authority of a Territory of Australia; or
(iv) any service with a local governing body that is established by or under a law of a State; or
(v) any service with a body set up by legislation primarily and exclusively to achieve a Government purpose and upon which Government has substantial control or influence beyond the usual level of scrutiny of Government funded bodies; provided that such service is only recognised if the body described above recognises for long service leave purposes service with the Victorian Public Service. Provided further that the amount of service that the University may recognise from the last employer shall be up to 10 years, provided there is no break in service exceeding 12 continuous months. The University may require a period of up to 3 years’ service to be completed before an employee is eligible to take long service leave. An employee shall make any claim for recognition of prior service within six months of appointment. Renewal or extension of a fixed-term contract does not constitute a new appointment for the purpose of this Clause.
(c) Service for the purpose of long service leave does not include any period of service:
(i) which preceded a continuous gap in approved Recognised Service of greater than 12 months other than:
A. an absence of 3 years or less in the nature of retirement occasioned by disability; or
B. an absence of 2 years or less which in the opinion of the Employer was caused by special circumstances; or
C. during any absence from duty on maternity, paternity/partner or adoption leave without pay; or
(ii) except to the extent (if any) authorised by the Employer, during any other absence on leave without pay; or
(iii) during any absence from duty when the Employee was in receipt of weekly payments of compensation under the Accident Compensation Act 1985 (Vic) or any corresponding previous enactment, other than the first 12 month...
Recognised Service. 24.6.1 This sub-clause 24.6 does not apply to Casual Employees.
24.6.2 For the purpose of determining an Employee’s entitlement to long service leave, employment at any of the following authorities or institutions shall count towards the Employee’s Continuous Employment:
24.6.2.1 a Victorian TAFE Institute or University; or
24.6.2.2 a Victorian state primary school or state secondary school; or
24.6.2.3 the Public Service of Victoria; or
24.6.2.4 a public entity as defined by section 5 of the Public Administration Act 2004 (Vic) or its successor; or
24.6.2.5 any other previous employer as may be agreed between the Employee and the Employer at the time of the Employee’s appointment; but the following shall not count towards the Employee’s Continuous Employment:
24.6.2.6 any period of service for which payment in lieu of long service leave has been made by a previous employer or for which an Employee has an entitlement for payment in lieu by a previous employer; and
24.6.2.7 any period of service with an authority or institution listed above, which preceded a break of more than 12 months in the Employee’s continuous employment.
24.6.3 An Employee must make any claim for recognition of prior service within six months of the date of appointment. The Employer must, as soon as possible after the date of the Employee’s appointment, but no later than 12 months from that date, notify the Employee in writing as to the amount of prior service recognised towards the Employee’s Continuous Employment for long service leave purposes.
Recognised Service. (a) In clause 54.9(b) an “authority” means an authority, whether incorporated or not, that is constituted:
(i) by or under a law of a State, the Commonwealth or a Territory of Australia; and
(ii) for a public purpose.
(b) Subject to clause 54.9(c) the following will be recognised as service in the VPS for the purposes of long service leave (“Recognised Service”):
(i) any service with a State, Commonwealth or Territory of Australia Government Department or Public Service authority; or
(ii) any service with a public entity under the Public Administration Act 2004 (Vic); or
(iii) any service with a local governing body that is established by or under a law of Victoria.
(c) Service for the purpose of long service leave does not include any period of service:
(i) which preceded a continuous gap in approved Recognised Service of greater than twelve months other than:
(ii) during any absence from duty on maternity, paternity/partner or adoption leave without pay; or
(iii) except to the extent (if any) authorised by the Employer, during any other absence on leave without pay; or
(iv) during any absence from duty when the Employee was in receipt of weekly payments of compensation under the Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (Vic) or any corresponding previous enactment, other than the first twelve months of that period; or
(v) which followed the date on which a pension under the State Superannuation Act 1988 (Vic) (or similar provision applying to Employees on the staff of a declared authority) became payable by reason of retirement on the ground of disability, other than a period not exceeding twelve months during which a pension under section 83A(1) of that Act (or similar provision applying to Employees of a declared authority) was paid; or
(vi) from which the Employee was dismissed for disciplinary reasons.
(d) An Employee who has received a Targeted Separation Package from the Victorian Public Sector will, on re-employment in the VPS, have their prior service recognised, provided that this service does not precede a continuous gap in approved recognised service of greater than twelve months.
(e) An Employee who has received a Voluntary Departure Package from the Victorian Public Sector will not have their prior service recognised on re-employment in the VPS.
(f) An application for the recognition of prior service under clause 54.9 should be made within six months of an Employee’s starting date in the VPS. The Employer will take reasonabl...
Recognised Service. (a) In this clause an “authority” means an authority, whether incorporated or not, that is constituted:
(i) by or under a law of a State, the Commonwealth or a Territory of Australia; and
(ii) for a public purpose.
(b) Subject to clause 38.10(c) the following will be recognised as service in the VPS for the purposes of long service leave (“Recognised Service”):
(i) any service with a State, Commonwealth or Territory of Australia Government Department or Public Service authority; or
(ii) any service with a public entity under the Public Administration Act 2004 (Vic); or
(iii) any service with a local governing body that is established by or under a law of Victoria.
(c) Notwithstanding the above, the Employer may recognise any service with:
(i) a public sector authority; or
(ii) a local governing body of the Commonwealth, a State other than Victoria or a Territory of Australia
(d) Service for the purpose of long service leave does not include any period of service:
Recognised Service. 7.1 In clause 50.7.2 an "authority" means an authority, whether incorporated or not, that is constituted by or under a law of a State, the Commonwealth or a Territory of Australia for a public purpose.
Recognised Service. In this clause, an “authority” means an authority, whether incorporated or not, that is constituted by or under a law of a State, the Commonwealth or a Territory of Australia for a public purpose. Subject to Clause 24.7.8.1, the following will be recognised as service for the purposes of long service leave (“Recognised Service”):
a) any service with a State, Commonwealth or Territory of Australia Government Department or Public Service authority; or
b) any service with a public entity under the Public Administration Act 2004 (Vic); or
c) any service with a local governing body that is established by or under a law of Victoria. Notwithstanding the above, the Library may recognise any service with a public sector authority or local governing body of the Commonwealth, a State other than Victoria or a Territory of Australia.
24.7.8.1 Service for the purpose of long service leave does not include any period of service which preceded a continuous gap in approved Recognised Service of greater than 12 months other than:
24.7.8.2 An employee who has received a Targeted Separation Package from the Victorian Public Sector will, on re-employment, have their prior service recognised, provided that this service does not precede a continuous gap in approved recognised service of greater than 12 months.
24.7.8.3 An employee who has received a Voluntary Departure Package from the Victorian Public Sector will not have their prior service recognised on re-employment.
