AN120221 – Funeral Industries (State) Award 2005

21. LONG SERVICE LEAVE ALLOWANCE

(i) All employees after five years continuous service with one employer shall be paid in addition to the rates prescribed by Clauses 5 and 10 - Wages of this award, a long service bonus of the amount as set out in Items 24, 25, 26 and 27 of Table 2.

(ii) Payment due under this clause shall be made on the usual pay day, when other payments under this award are made.

(iii) For the purpose of this clause continuous service shall not be deemed to have been broken by absence whilst a member of the Defence Forces of the Commonwealth in time of war. Continuous service shall not be deemed to have been broken by absence from the industry not exceeding six months in the aggregate or absence on account of illness or with the consent of the employer.