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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.8Who is an employee
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### sec.8 Who is an employee
An employee is an individual who is employed, or usually employed, by an employer.
Also, employee includes the following persons—
for chapter 2 , part 3 , divisions 9 , 11 and 12 , a national system employee within the meaning of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act , section 13 , including a national system employee mentioned in section 30M of that Act;
for chapter 7 , a worker under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 , section 7 , other than a worker under the Commonwealth Fair Work Act who may apply for an order under chapter 6 , part 6-4B of that Act in relation to the bullying;
a person who is a member of a class of persons declared to be employees under section 465 ;
for a proceeding for an offence or for payment or recovery of amounts—a former employee;
an outworker;
an apprentice;
a trainee.
(sec.8-ssec.1) An employee is an individual who is employed, or usually employed, by an employer.
(sec.8-ssec.2) Also, employee includes the following persons— for chapter 2 , part 3 , divisions 9 , 11 and 12 , a national system employee within the meaning of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act , section 13 , including a national system employee mentioned in section 30M of that Act; for chapter 7 , a worker under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 , section 7 , other than a worker under the Commonwealth Fair Work Act who may apply for an order under chapter 6 , part 6-4B of that Act in relation to the bullying; a person who is a member of a class of persons declared to be employees under section 465 ; for a proceeding for an offence or for payment or recovery of amounts—a former employee; an outworker; an apprentice; a trainee.
- (a) for chapter 2 , part 3 , divisions 9 , 11 and 12 , a national system employee within the meaning of the Commonwealth Fair Work Act , section 13 , including a national system employee mentioned in section 30M of that Act;
- (b) for chapter 7 , a worker under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 , section 7 , other than a worker under the Commonwealth Fair Work Act who may apply for an order under chapter 6 , part 6-4B of that Act in relation to the bullying;
- (c) a person who is a member of a class of persons declared to be employees under section 465 ;
- (d) for a proceeding for an offence or for payment or recovery of amounts—a former employee;
- (e) an outworker;
- (f) an apprentice;
- (g) a trainee.