The long service leave scheme in Australia's black coal mining industry is nationally portable, accommodating employee movements even interstate. It’s accessible after eight years of qualifying service.
Eligibility for the black coal mining industry long service leave scheme is determined by assessment of an employee’s role and their primary duties.
All people defined as eligible employees working for a national system employer in the black coal mining industry are eligible for the scheme, including those:
Detailed information is available in the Coal Mining Industry (Long Service Leave) Administration Act 1992.
To be entitled to take long service leave, you must complete 8 years of qualifying service as an eligible employee for a national system employer.
There are exceptions to this when you cease to be an ‘eligible employee’ due to redundancy, ill health or retirement.
In order to administer your long service leave accrual, your employer must be registered with Coal LSL. We maintain the record of your qualifying service and facilitate access to your accrued long service leave hours through your employer.
There are several ways to check your leave balance:
If you already have access to the Coal LSL self-service portal, log in to view your current total. Note: balances can be temporarily unavailable while we process recent levy advices from employers. If this is the case when you log in, you can phone us for your balance instead.
Missing service is any service you have worked as an eligible employee which is not reflected in your Statement of Service held by Coal LSL.
If you think your service history record is missing periods of qualifying service, you can apply to have this investigated by Coal LSL.
All eligible employees working in the black coal mining industry for national system employers* are eligible for long service leave. It includes people:
An 'eligible employee' is defined in the legislation as a person who is:
If you're unsure of your/your employee's eligibility, please get in touch with us.
*The definition of ‘employer’ in Coal LSL’s legislation refers only to a national system employer as defined in section 14 of the Fair Work Act 2009.
You accrue leave hours for each week during which you are an eligible employee.
Each week you work in the black coal mining industry as an eligible employee counts towards your qualifying service. After eight years’ qualifying service you accrue 455 hours of long service leave entitlement.
Each week you work in the black coal mining industry as an eligible employee counts towards your qualifying service. Entitlement accrues at a rate which reflects the number of hours worked each week. The maximum accrual is the equivalent of a full-time employee.
You accrue qualifying service in each week you’re employed at any time as an eligible employee. It accrues at a rate which reflects the number of hours worked each week. The maximum accrual is the equivalent of a full-time employee.
All interactions about your leave application are conducted through your employer.
To access your long service leave entitlement, you must submit an application through your current or most recent employer. Once your desired leave period is agreed with your employer, they will lodge the application with us.
When we've validated that your service history reflects the minimum qualifying service, we'll notify your employer who will pay your leave entitlement. Your employer then claims reimbursement from the Coal LSL fund after you've taken your leave.
It’s important to note that your application form must be submitted by an authorised contact at your employer. Coal LSL cannot accept forms from employees.
When you first register with Coal LSL you are given your unique LSL Number and a temporary password to access the self-service portal. The login details are sent separately to your initial welcome letter, for security reasons. Your LSL Number is used to log in to the portal, as well as the password, which you should change at first access. If you lose your login details, contact us for a reminder.
Missing service is any service you have worked as an eligible employee which is not reflected in your Statement of Service held by Coal LSL.
If you think your record may be missing some of your qualifying service, you can apply to have this investigated by Coal LSL.
Refer to the Service Review information for details about eligibility to apply and the review process.
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