The NSW Government has recently introduced a new Community Services Industry portable long service leave scheme which is mandatory for eligible employers in NSW.
Long service leave is an additional period of paid leave that workers may be entitled to after working for a company for a certain number of years. However, many workers in the community services industry work for different employers and don’t always have 10 years of service with 1 employer to qualify for long service leave.
The NSW Government is addressing this issue by bringing in the portable long service leave scheme, known as the Community Services Industry (CSI) scheme. The Act was written with a broad scope with the intent that the scheme would be available to as many community service workers as possible.
This webinar will help provide employers in the community services industry with the information they need to understand their obligations.
Topics covered will include:
- An overview of the Community Services Industry (CSI) scheme
- Eligibility for workers and for community service employers
- Registration and tracking the service of workers
- April 2026 reporting
- Compliance
- Where to access additional resources
About our presenter: Michela Beal, Stakeholder Engagement Lead | Community Services Scheme
NSW Long Service Corporation | Department of Customer Service
Michela has extensive stakeholder engagement experience within State Government where her focus has been working with vulnerable communities for over 20 years. She joined the Long Service Corporation (LSC) 12 months ago to lead stakeholder engagement for the new community services scheme.
A firm believer in ‘nothing about us, without us’, Michela was the visionary that established NSW Fair Trading’s Community Voice Networks to facilitate government’s two-way engagement with stakeholders supporting the Aboriginal, multicultural, disability and youth cohorts. She has been an engagement practitioner for over 10 years and is accredited with the Engagement Institute (formerly IAP2).
Michela has 3 sons, 2 grandchildren and has recently upgraded to a Medium Rigid truck drivers licence to drive the fire truck as part of volunteering with her local Rural Fire Service.
Webinar timing: 1:00 – 2:00 pm AEST
Access to the recording of this webinar: A recording of this webinar will be available through the CPD Webinar Library, but for the best experience and the opportunity to ask your questions, join us live. Everyone who registers will be advised via email as soon as the recording is available. Members have unlimited access to the recording, and non-members will have access for 6 months.