Electricity Regulation 2006
sec.188Casual employees
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sec.188 Casual employees
The service of a GOE industry employee with a State electricity entity (the employer ) who has been employed more than once by 1 or more State electricity entities over a period is continuous service with the employer even though— the employment is broken; or any of the employment is not full-time employment; or the employee is employed by the entity or entities under 2 or more employment contracts; or the employee would, apart from this section, be taken to be engaged in casual employment; or the employee has engaged in other employment during the period. However, the continuous service ends if the employment is broken by more than 3 months between the end of 1 employment contract and the start of the next employment contract. In working out the length of a the employee’s continuous service— service by the employee before 23 June 1990 must not be taken into account; and subject to subsection (2) , a period when the employee was not employed by the entity or entities must be taken into account. (sec.188-ssec.1) The service of a GOE industry employee with a State electricity entity (the employer ) who has been employed more than once by 1 or more State electricity entities over a period is continuous service with the employer even though— the employment is broken; or any of the employment is not full-time employment; or the employee is employed by the entity or entities under 2 or more employment contracts; or the employee would, apart from this section, be taken to be engaged in casual employment; or the employee has engaged in other employment during the period. (sec.188-ssec.2) However, the continuous service ends if the employment is broken by more than 3 months between the end of 1 employment contract and the start of the next employment contract. (sec.188-ssec.3) In working out the length of a the employee’s continuous service— service by the employee before 23 June 1990 must not be taken into account; and subject to subsection (2) , a period when the employee was not employed by the entity or entities must be taken into account.
- (a) the employment is broken; or
- (b) any of the employment is not full-time employment; or
- (c) the employee is employed by the entity or entities under 2 or more employment contracts; or
- (d) the employee would, apart from this section, be taken to be engaged in casual employment; or
- (e) the employee has engaged in other employment during the period.
- (a) service by the employee before 23 June 1990 must not be taken into account; and
- (b) subject to subsection (2) , a period when the employee was not employed by the entity or entities must be taken into account.