Economic Development Act 2012
sec.179Employees of former ULDA to be employed by department
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sec.179 Employees of former ULDA to be employed by department
This section applies to a person who, immediately before the commencement, was employed by the former ULDA. From the commencement, the person is taken to be employed by the department on the same terms, conditions and entitlements as those applying to the person’s employment by the former ULDA immediately before commencement. Also, the following applies for the person— the person retains and is entitled to all rights, benefits and entitlements that have accrued to the person because of the person’s previous employment as an employee of the former ULDA; the person’s accruing rights, including to superannuation or recreation, sick, long service or other leave, are not affected; continuity of service is not interrupted, except that the person is not entitled to claim the benefit of a right or entitlement more than once in relation to the same period of service; the employment does not constitute a termination of employment or a retrenchment or redundancy; the person is not entitled to a payment or other benefit because he or she is no longer employed by the former ULDA. Subject to this section, the chief executive may issue a direction to a person to facilitate the transition of employees from the former ULDA to the department. A person given a direction must comply with the direction. If a person employed under subsection (2) was employed by the former ULDA under a contract, the person is taken to be employed by the department under the contract under which the person was employed before the commencement. In this section— employee , of the former ULDA, does not include the chief executive officer appointed under the repealed ULDA Act , section 120 . (sec.179-ssec.1) This section applies to a person who, immediately before the commencement, was employed by the former ULDA. (sec.179-ssec.2) From the commencement, the person is taken to be employed by the department on the same terms, conditions and entitlements as those applying to the person’s employment by the former ULDA immediately before commencement. (sec.179-ssec.3) Also, the following applies for the person— the person retains and is entitled to all rights, benefits and entitlements that have accrued to the person because of the person’s previous employment as an employee of the former ULDA; the person’s accruing rights, including to superannuation or recreation, sick, long service or other leave, are not affected; continuity of service is not interrupted, except that the person is not entitled to claim the benefit of a right or entitlement more than once in relation to the same period of service; the employment does not constitute a termination of employment or a retrenchment or redundancy; the person is not entitled to a payment or other benefit because he or she is no longer employed by the former ULDA. (sec.179-ssec.4) Subject to this section, the chief executive may issue a direction to a person to facilitate the transition of employees from the former ULDA to the department. (sec.179-ssec.5) A person given a direction must comply with the direction. (sec.179-ssec.6) If a person employed under subsection (2) was employed by the former ULDA under a contract, the person is taken to be employed by the department under the contract under which the person was employed before the commencement. (sec.179-ssec.7) In this section— employee , of the former ULDA, does not include the chief executive officer appointed under the repealed ULDA Act , section 120 .