The SA Portable Long Service Leave – Community Services ( SAPLSL-CS ) scheme was enshrined in state legislation late last year and employers within the sector will need to begin registering their business in two weeks’ time.

The scheme has been created with a clear purpose: to acknowledge the essential, ongoing contribution of workers in a sector that supports some of the most vulnerable people in the community, including children, people with disability and those experiencing hardship or crisis.

It recognises that the community services sector is a highly mobile workforce where contracts often dictate short-term roles, and funding cycles may change every few years. While workers may move between organisations, they continue to deliver the same critical work.

SAPLSL-CS CEO Anthony Mac

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