24Act applies subject to principles and rules for part-time employees

24 Act applies subject to principles and rules for part-time employees

(1) This Act applies to a part-time employee subject to and in accordance with the principles and subject to the rules and modifications provided in this section.

(2) If—

(a) the service of a part-time employee follows continuously upon his or her service as a full-time employee; or

(b) the service of a full-time employee follows continuously upon his or her service as a part-time employee—

his or her period of service as a full-time employee is to be added to his or her period of service as a part-time employee.

(3) The contributions to be paid by a part-time employee are that proportion of the contributions that would be payable by a comparable full-time employee which the service of the part-time employee at the time the contributions fall due bears to the service of a comparable full-time employee.

(4) If a contributor has been a part-time employee his or her benefits on retirement or death are to be calculated pro-rata to the benefits payable to a comparable full-time employee.

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(Heading and ss 25, 26) amended by Nos 72/1990 s. 15, 12/1999 s. 4(Sch. 2 item 18.1), repealed by No. 94/2005 s. 52.