Employment Relations Act 2000

Personal grievances, disputes, and enforcement - Penalties

134: Penalties for breach of employment agreement

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"What happens if you break the rules of your work agreement"

If you break an employment agreement, you can get a penalty under this Act. You are a party to an employment agreement if you are an employer or an employee who has agreed to the terms. When you agree to an employment agreement, you must follow its terms.

If you help someone else break an employment agreement, you can also get a penalty. This includes doing something that encourages or supports someone to break the agreement. The penalty is imposed by the Authority, which is in charge of making sure employment agreements are followed.

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Part 9Personal grievances, disputes, and enforcement
Penalties

134Penalties for breach of employment agreement

  1. Every party to an employment agreement who breaches that agreement is liable to a penalty under this Act.

  2. Every person who incites, instigates, aids, or abets any breach of an employment agreement is liable to a penalty imposed by the Authority.

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  • 1991 No 22 s 52