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Peter Strong: Government should fund long service leave for employers

As portable long service leave expands across industries, Peter Strong says 2.5 million self-employed Australians remain excluded.
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Peter Strong. Image: SmartCompany via Canva

Governments across Australia should fund long service leave (LSL) for the 2.5 million people across the country who are self-employed. 

I’ve written about portable LSL before. The entitlement of LSL was originally a simple reward for loyalty, for staying with one employer for a decade or more, and then earning a period of paid leave. 

That world has changed.

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