20Requirements for regulated contracts

20 Requirements for regulated contracts

(1) A regulated contract under which a contractor is engaged must—

(a) be in writing; and

(b) state the guaranteed minimum number of hours of work or income level that the contractor will receive; and

(c) set out the rates to be paid to the contractor; and

(d) set out the minimum period of notice of termination of the engagement, or payment in lieu of notice, in accordance with sections 21 and 22.

Note

There is no minimum period of notice for ongoing engagements of less than 3 months—see section 21(4)(c).

S. 20(2) inserted by No. 33/2019 s. 16.

(2) A hirer must not enter into a regulated contract that does not comply with subsection (1).

Penalty: 25 penalty units in the case of a body corporate;

5 penalty units in any other case.

Note

Section 60P applies to an offence against this subsection.