Individual
Employment Contracts – in place prior to 2 October 2000
Every individual employment contract as defined
in the Employment Contracts Act 1991 that is in force immediately prior to
2 October 2000 continues in force as such.
An
Individual Employment Agreement from 2 October 2000
- Is between an individual
and the company / organisation employing that person
- Must be in writing
- Sets out the terms and
conditions of employment
- May contain such terms
and conditions of employment as
the employer and the employee see fit
- Must include:
- the names of the
employee and the employer concerned
- a description of the
work to be performed by the employee
- an indication of where
the employee is to perform the work
- an indication of the
times the employee is to work
- the wages or salary
payable to the employee
- a
plain language explanation of the services available for the resolution
of employment relationship problems including a reference to the
period of 90 days within which a personal grievance must be raised. S
- where provided for in the agreement an IEA
can be varied with the mutual consent of the parties.
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Fixed
Term Employment Contract
- Is a form of individual
employment agreement where the work will end:
- on a particular date or
period
- on the occurrence of a
specific event
- at the conclusion of a
specified project
- Sets out the terms and
conditions of employment
- May be varied with the
agreement of the parties and where provided for in the contract
Before employing a
person on a fixed term contract the employer must:
- have
genuine reasons based on reasonable grounds that the work will end in a
particular way
- advise
the employee of when or how his or her employment will end and the reasons
it will end in that particular way
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The
Act states that the use of fixed term contracts to:
- exclude
or limit the rights of the employee
- establish the suitability of the employee for
permanent employment, ie a probationary contract
are not genuine reasons for the use of a fixed term
contract of employment.
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Casual
Employment Agreement
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Specifies that the employer has the right to
offer casual work when required as determined by the employer’s o |
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The person offered the work has the right to accept
or reject such offers of casual work at
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Each
period of casual work is a separate engagement
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Employment
ceases at the end of each period
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May
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Where casual employment is provided for in a collec |
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Knowhow Helpline. See
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