sec.61Meaning of engagement period for a worker

sec.61 Meaning of engagement period for a worker

An engagement period , for a worker, is a period that— starts on the day a person is engaged by an employer as a worker; and ends on the day the person stops being engaged by an employer as a worker. For subsection (1) , it is not relevant whether the employer who engages the person as a worker is the employer who stops engaging the person as a worker. The engagement period , for a worker, includes any day that the person who is or was a worker did not work because— the person was dismissed by the person’s employer for the period to ensure the person did not take long service leave during the person’s employment by the employer; or the person— sustained an injury within the meaning of the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 , section 32 ; and the person could not perform work for the employer because of the injury. (sec.61-ssec.1) An engagement period , for a worker, is a period that— starts on the day a person is engaged by an employer as a worker; and ends on the day the person stops being engaged by an employer as a worker. (sec.61-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , it is not relevant whether the employer who engages the person as a worker is the employer who stops engaging the person as a worker. (sec.61-ssec.3) The engagement period , for a worker, includes any day that the person who is or was a worker did not work because— the person was dismissed by the person’s employer for the period to ensure the person did not take long service leave during the person’s employment by the employer; or the person— sustained an injury within the meaning of the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 , section 32 ; and the person could not perform work for the employer because of the injury.

• (a) starts on the day a person is engaged by an employer as a worker; and
• (b) ends on the day the person stops being engaged by an employer as a worker.
• (a) the person was dismissed by the person’s employer for the period to ensure the person did not take long service leave during the person’s employment by the employer; or
• (b) the person— (i) sustained an injury within the meaning of the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 , section 32 ; and (ii) the person could not perform work for the employer because of the injury.
• (i) sustained an injury within the meaning of the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 , section 32 ; and
• (ii) the person could not perform work for the employer because of the injury.
• (i) sustained an injury within the meaning of the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 , section 32 ; and
• (ii) the person could not perform work for the employer because of the injury.