21Employment of temporary employees

#### 21 Employment of temporary employees 21 Employment of temporary employees > > (1) The Secretary may appoint persons to be employed in the service of the Crown on a temporary basis as members of the school administrative and support staff of the Department in any classification. > > > (2) A person employed under this section may be employed for a period or periods of up to 3 years. > > > (3) (Repealed) > > > (4) The services of a temporary employee may be dispensed with at any time by the Secretary. > > > (5) The Secretary may not terminate the employment of a temporary employee for reasons other than for misconduct unless the employee— > > > > > (a) is given at least 4 weeks notice of the proposed termination, or > > > > > (b) is paid, at or before the termination, an amount equal to 4 weeks pay. > > > (6) A temporary employee whose employment is terminated is not, despite any other Act or law, entitled to any other compensation or entitlement for the termination of employment other than superannuation entitlements. > > **s 21:** Am 2002 No 112, Sch 1.7 \[7\]; 2018 No 3, Sch 2 \[2\] \[3\].