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Portable long service leave scheme allows vulnerable workers to benefit

Flinders Street Station in Melbourne

Flinders Street Station in Melbourne Source: AAP

Vulnerable low-paid workers on short-term contracts are benefiting from new laws allowing them to transfer their long service leave entitlements between employers.



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