Who does the scheme cover?
The scheme covers workers in the contract cleaning industry.
A worker can be:
- an employee – employed under a contract of service by an employer to perform cleaning work, on a full-time, part-time or casual basis
- a self-employed contractor.
Contracts may be verbal or written.
The scheme does not cover someone who:
- is employed by the owner of the premises they clean
- works only as a supervisor of other workers
- is only or mainly doing managerial or administration duties
- is a partner in a partnership they work for
- is a director of the company they work for
- is a trustee of the trust they work for
- is under a contract of service with a Commonwealth, state, territory or local government authority.
As Commonwealth places fall under the jurisdiction of the Commonwealth Government, work conducted on Commonwealth places cannot be credited under the NSW Contract Cleaning Industry Long Service Leave (CCI LSL) scheme, administered by the Long Service Corporation (LSC).
We are working with the Commonwealth Government to resolve this.
Whilst work on Commonwealth places does not currently count towards portable long service, the Corporation is maintaining records of this work to benefit you when we are able to count it. In this regard, all workers should register in the LSC portable long service scheme so we can have your service recorded.
Find more information on Commonwealth places.
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