Construction & Real Estate

Contact: Stephen Hughes, Special Counsel and Lara Radik, Associate; Carter Newell (Queensland, Australia)

A number of significant changes to the building and construction industry’s portable long service leave legislation came into effect on 1 July 2014.

The changes will not have retrospective effect, however ongoing construction projects, in respect of which levies had not been paid in full by 1 July 2014, may be caught by transitional arrangements.

The changes will not have any impact on workers’ long service leave entitlements.

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