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69OJ: Collective agreements and individual employment agreements must contain employee protection provision
or “Rules say job contracts must include ways to protect workers if their work changes”
You could also call this:

“You can decide if you want to work for the new company or not when your job changes.”

When your employer plans a restructuring that involves transferring you to a new employer, you have a choice. You can decide whether you want to transfer to the new employer or not. It’s up to you to choose if you want to go to the new employer or stay with your current employer.

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or “The government checks if the rules about keeping your job when work changes are working well after 3 years.”
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Part 6A Continuity of employment if employees' work affected by restructuring
Other employees

69OKAffected employee may choose whether to transfer to new employer

  1. If an employer, in relation to a restructuring, arranges for an affected employee to transfer to the new employer, the affected employee may—

  2. choose to transfer to the new employer; or
    1. choose not to transfer to the new employer.

      Notes
      • Section 69OK: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 41).