Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) A registered employee is to be credited in the employees register with 1 day's service for each whole or part of a working day the employee carries out cleaning work.
(2) A registered employee is to be credited in the employees register with 1 day's service for each whole or part of a working day the employee is absent from cleaning work—
(a) on annual leave if the employee—
(i) has taken 4 weeks annual leave in a year; and
(ii) is, or is entitled to be, paid ordinary pay by his or her employer for all of that annual leave; or
(b) on long service leave; or
(c) attending a court in accordance with a summons to serve as a juror in proceedings before the court; or
(d) attending a court in accordance with a subpoena to give evidence in proceedings before the court; or
(e) on paid leave granted by his or her employer (other than annual leave or leave mentioned in paragraph (g)); or
(f) because of incapacity due to an injury for which the employee is entitled to compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act 1951 (up to 110 days per year); or
(g) and a registered medical practitioner certifies that in his or her opinion the employee is unable to work because of illness or injury and the employee is, or is entitled to be, paid ordinary pay by his or her employer (from 10 to 110 days per year); or
(h) because the work has been interrupted or ended by his or her employer with the intention of avoiding granting long service leave to the employee.
(3) A registered employee must not be credited with more than 220 days service per financial year in addition to the number of days credited for annual leave for that year under paragraph (2) (a).
(4) A registered employee must not be credited under paragraph (2) (h) with more than 4 years service for any 1 period mentioned in that paragraph.
(5) If—
(a) a registered employee is credited with less than 10 years recognised service; and
(b) he or she has ceased work in the cleaning industry, for a reason other than total incapacity, with the intention of leaving the industry permanently; and
(c) payment for the period of recognised service has been made to the employee under this Act;
the employee must not be credited in the employees register with any period of service during the period of 1 year beginning on the date on which the application for that payment was made.
(6) An employee must not be credited with a period of service unless his or her employer has made payment to the board in accordance with section 39 for the period of service.
(7) The registrar is to credit a registered employee in the employees register with a period of service if—
(a) the employee's employer is registered; and
(b) the employer has ceased to employ any person to carry out cleaning work; and
(c) the employee was employed by the employer during the period of service; and
(d) the employer has not made payment to the board in accordance with section 39 for the period of service; and
(e) the registrar is satisfied that the employee would, but for the employer's failure to make the payment, be entitled to be credited in the employees register with the period of service.