Lump Sum Payment Rights for Terminally Ill and Deceased Employees
Construction Industry Portable Paid Long Service Leave Amendment Bill 2025
1st House
2nd House
Law
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
Employees with a terminal illness can get a lump sum payment if they have worked between 55 days and 7 years
The estate or a financially dependent spouse can receive a proportional lump sum payment for a deceased employee
The Board must have medical evidence of incapacitation before making certain lump sum payments
Days spent on workers compensation or stood down now count as days of service
Casuals who are stood down count those days as service if they worked regularly over the previous year
The construction industry definition now includes work on certain vessels and non-navigation structures
The Board can overturn its own previous decisions on lump sum payments made before this law started
Topics
construction industry employee benefits employment rights lump sum payments terminal illness workers compensation