Employment Relations Act 2000

General provisions - Miscellaneous provisions

238: No contracting out

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"Your work agreement can't override the law's rules."

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If you have a contract or agreement, it cannot override the rules in the Employment Relations Act 2000. The Act's rules apply even if your contract or agreement says something different. This means that the provisions of the Act have effect, no matter what your contract or agreement says.

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Part 11General provisions
Miscellaneous provisions

238No contracting out

  1. The provisions of this Act have effect despite any provision to the contrary in any contract or agreement.

Compare
  • 1991 No 22 s 147