Part 8Strikes and lockouts
Interpretation
82AAMeaning of partial strike and specified pay deduction
In this Act,—
partial strike means a strike in which the employees who are party to the strike do one or both of the following:
- continue to perform some work for their employer or employers during the strike instead of wholly discontinuing their employment during the strike, and includes, without limitation,—
- a partial discontinuance of work through a refusal or failure to accept engagement for work that forms part of the employees’ normal duties:
- a reduction in the employees’ normal performance of work, normal output, or normal rate of work:
- a partial discontinuance of work through a refusal or failure to accept engagement for work that forms part of the employees’ normal duties:
- break their employment agreement, whether or not the act involves any reduction in the employees’ normal duties, normal performance of work, normal output, or normal rate of work
specified pay deduction means a deduction—
- made, or to be made, from an employee’s salary or wages in accordance with section 95A; and
- calculated—
- in accordance with section 95C(1) and (2); or
- by imposing a flat rate of 10% under section 95C(3).
- in accordance with section 95C(1) and (2); or
- continue to perform some work for their employer or employers during the strike instead of wholly discontinuing their employment during the strike, and includes, without limitation,—
Notes
- Section 82AA: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 35).