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Employment Relations Act 2000

Institutions - Employment Relations Authority

185: Staff of Authority

You could also call this:

“The Employment Relations Authority gets helpers from the government to do its job.”

The chief executive can choose employees from the department to work for the Authority. These employees will work under the chief executive’s guidance.

The department will provide the Authority with other employees and resources it needs to do its job well.

Employees who work for the Authority can also have other jobs in the department. However, there’s an exception to this rule in section 153(6).

You don’t need to worry about remembering specific section numbers. The important thing is that the Authority gets the staff and resources it needs to do its work properly.

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Work and jobs > Worker rights
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Part 10 Institutions
Employment Relations Authority

185Staff of Authority

  1. The chief executive may from time to time designate such number of employees of the department to act as officers of the Authority as may be required.

  2. The officers designated under subsection (1) must act under the general direction of the chief executive.

  3. The department is to provide such other employees as may be required to provide the Authority with such services and resources as may be necessary to enable it to effectively perform its functions and exercise its jurisdiction.

  4. Subject to section 153(6), any employee designated under subsection (1) or provided to the Authority under subsection (3) may also hold any other office or position in the department.

Compare
  • 1991 No 22 s 101