Australian History

[Davent]

Nup....

 

[Rockhunter62]

I'm going to stop answering just in case I get it wrong as we can't guarantee reception over the next couple of weeks.

Cheers

Doug

 

[Davent]

Hint, it was only public service and diplomats until the 1970,d when it became a widely recognised condition of service in nearly all industries....over time....

 

[Davent]

And its not Over time penalty rates...
Come on, I have to get ready for night shift now, hurry up!

 

[dam it]

:| Long service leave

 

[Davent]

Dam it wins!

History[edit]
Long service leave is a benefit peculiar to Australia and New Zealand (and possibly some public servants in India) and relates to their colonial heritage. There is a similar system of sabbatical leaves also in Finland.[5] Long service leave developed from the concept of furlough, which stems from the Dutch word verlof (meaning leave) and its usage originates in leave granted from military service.[citation needed]

Long service leave was introduced in Australia in the 1860s. The idea was to allow civil servants the opportunity to sail home to England after 10 years service in the colonies. It was 13 weeks for every ten years of service, composed of five weeks to sail back to England, three weeks of leave and five weeks to sail back.

In the 19th century, furlough as a benefit as it is now known, was a privilege granted by legislation to the colonial and Indian Services. In Australia, the benefits were first granted to Victorian and South Australian civil servants. The nature of the leave allowed civil servants to sail 'home' to England, safe in the knowledge that they were able to return to their positions upon their return to Australia.[citation needed]

The concept spread beyond the public service over the period 1950 to 1975, mainly as a result of pressure from employees seeking comparability with the public service.

 

[dam it]

I got it
Was not ready for this .. give me a little time to think

 

[dam it]

Ok got one
Where am I : Gold was 1st found by 2 Sailors in 1854 in the grass .
Its in Victoria

 

[xcvator]

Who ? whroo

 

[dam it]

dam it !!!
Yes its Whroo .
That took 11 minutes Dude :|
Over to you

 

[xcvator]

I was one of the first and one of the last .

 

[xcvator]

I was a "premier"

 

[goldtruck59]

Joan kerner

 

[xcvator]

Nope

Not a person

 

[7.62marksman]

Holden Car

 

[xcvator]

Not a car either

I often get confused with another with a similar name

 

[xcvator]

I am now closed and concreted over 8.( But I was, in my time, the biggest and best

 

[xcvator]

I am/was in Victoria

 

[Rockhunter62]

How about the A1 Goldmine at Gaffney's Creek, Victoria.

Cheers

Doug

 

[xcvator]

Over the range to the East a bit , and there's a train there too

cheers Keith