VCOSS member consultation: Proposed changes to Portable Long Service Leave Scheme

The Portable Long Services Leave Scheme has been in place for almost a year. Many community organisations are already registered and have submitted several returns. 

The Victorian Government is reviewing the regulations that support the scheme, to provide greater clarity to employers and workers about the scheme's coverage and operation. Submissions are now open on the draft regulations, until 27 June 2020.

The draft Regulations are available to view here. 

The draft Regulations are different from the current version. The most significant changes proposed are:

• abolishing the 'employee predominance test' for the community services sector and replacing it with a test based on award coverage
• treating community health centres and women’s health services in the same way as other service providers. This will mean that they will be covered if they provide a service that is a community service, and if they employ persons under the relevant awards. Employers for those services will only have to pay the levy for their eligible workers performing community service work.

VCOSS will provide a submission to the review of the regulations. 

We are inviting members to a virtual consultation forum, to discuss the proposed changes to the scheme and potential impacts for community service organisations. 

Please note this consultation is for VCOSS members only.