Part 4Recognition and operation of unions
Access to workplaces
19Workplace does not include dwellinghouse
For the purposes of sections 20 to 25, workplace does not include a dwellinghouse.
Employment Relations Act 2000
Recognition and operation of unions - Access to workplaces
19: Workplace does not include dwellinghouse
"A place where someone lives is not counted as a workplace when it comes to certain rules."
For sections 20 to 25 of this law, a workplace does not include a dwellinghouse. This means that if you live in a house, it is not considered a workplace under these specific parts of the law. When the law talks about workplaces in these sections, it is not talking about people's homes.
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"Union helpers can get paid for helping workers during work hours, as long as it doesn't cause problems."
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"Union representatives can visit workplaces to help workers and talk about union matters."