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62A: Employer must share new employee information with union unless employee objects
or “The boss must tell unions about new workers, but workers can say no if they don't want their info shared.”
You could also call this:

“ After 30 days, non-union workers and their bosses can change their work agreements if they both agree. ”

After 30 days have passed, this section applies to you if you’re not a member of a union that has a collective agreement covering the work you do.

If you’re in this situation, you and your employer can agree to change the individual employment agreement you entered into. You can make any changes you both agree on.

Remember, the individual employment agreement you’re changing is the one you got when you started the job, as described in section 62.

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Next up: 63: Terms and conditions of employment of new employee who is not member of union

or “Rules for hiring someone new who isn't in a union when there's a group agreement for other workers”
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Part 6 Individual employees' terms and conditions of employment
Terms and conditions of employment if work covered by collective agreement

63Terms and conditions of employment of employee who is not member of union after expiry of 30-day period

  1. This section applies after the expiry of the 30-day period described in section 62(3) to an employee who is not a member of a union that is a party to a collective agreement that covers the work done by the employee.

  2. The employee and the employee’s employer may, by mutual agreement, vary the individual employment agreement entered into under section 62 as they think fit.

Notes
  • Section 63: inserted, on , by section 22 of the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2018 (2018 No 53).