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69OI: Interpretation
or “This section explains important words and ideas about keeping your job when your work changes.”

You could also call this:

“Rules say job contracts must include ways to protect workers if their work changes”

You need to know about a rule for work agreements. This rule says that every agreement between workers and their bosses must include something called an “employee protection provision”. This applies to both group agreements (called collective agreements) and individual agreements. The rule is there to protect you if your job is affected by changes in the company you work for.

An employee protection provision is a part of your work agreement that helps keep you safe if your job changes because of big changes in the company. It’s there to make sure you’re looked after if things change at work.

This rule is part of a bigger law called the Employment Relations Act 2000. It’s specifically about keeping jobs safe when companies change how they do things.

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69OJ: Collective agreements and individual employment agreements must contain employee protection provision

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69OJCollective agreements and individual employment agreements must contain employee protection provision

Every collective agreement and every individual employment agreement must contain an employee protection provision to the extent that the agreement binds employees to whom this subpart applies.

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