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69F: Application of this subpart
or “This part explains when the rules apply to workers whose jobs might change because of company changes.”

You could also call this:

“If your old boss breaks the rules, you still keep your rights and your new boss still has to follow the rules.”

If your employer doesn’t follow the rules set out in this part of the law, it doesn’t change your rights or the responsibilities of your new employer. This means that even if your current employer doesn’t do what they’re supposed to, you still have the same rights, and your new employer still has to follow the rules. This applies when your job is affected by changes in the business, like if the company is restructured or sold. The law wants to make sure you’re protected, no matter what your current employer does or doesn’t do.

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Next up: 69G: Notice of right to make election

or “Telling employees about their right to choose a new boss when their job changes”

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Employment Relations Act 2000
Continuity of employment if employees' work affected by restructuring
69FA: Employer's breach of obligations not to affect employee's rights and new employer's obligations

Part 6A Continuity of employment if employees' work affected by restructuring
Specified categories of employees

69FAEmployer's breach of obligations not to affect employee's rights and new employer's obligations

To avoid doubt, any failure by an employee's employer to comply with the obligations imposed on employers by this subpart does not limit or affect the rights of an employee under this subpart or the obligations of a new employer under this subpart.

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