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Water Act 2000
sec.704Existing employees
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### sec.704 Existing employees
On the changeover day for a former water authority that is amalgamated with another water authority, a person who was employed by the former water authority becomes an employee of the new entity.
On the changeover day for a former water authority that is converted to an alternative institutional structure, a person who was employed by the former water authority becomes an employee of the new entity.
However, if the former water authority is converted to 2 or more alternative institutional structures, on the changeover day for the authority, a person who was employed by the former water authority becomes an employee of a new entity for the authority in accordance with the authority’s allocation notice.
A person mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) —
must be employed on terms and conditions of employment that are at least as favourable as the person’s existing terms and conditions of employment; and
remains entitled to all existing and accruing rights of employment.
A person who was employed by a former water authority that is dissolved after transferring all its functions to a local government under section 700A and who, on the changeover day, becomes an employee of a local government—
must be employed on terms and conditions of employment that are at least as favourable as the person’s existing terms and conditions of employment; and
remains entitled to all existing and accruing rights of employment.
s 704 sub 2007 No. 20 s 113
amd 2008 No. 34 s 720 ; 2011 No. 40 s 86 ; 2014 No. 64 s 169
(sec.704-ssec.1) On the changeover day for a former water authority that is amalgamated with another water authority, a person who was employed by the former water authority becomes an employee of the new entity.
(sec.704-ssec.2) On the changeover day for a former water authority that is converted to an alternative institutional structure, a person who was employed by the former water authority becomes an employee of the new entity.
(sec.704-ssec.2A) However, if the former water authority is converted to 2 or more alternative institutional structures, on the changeover day for the authority, a person who was employed by the former water authority becomes an employee of a new entity for the authority in accordance with the authority’s allocation notice.
(sec.704-ssec.3) A person mentioned in subsection (1) or (2) — must be employed on terms and conditions of employment that are at least as favourable as the person’s existing terms and conditions of employment; and remains entitled to all existing and accruing rights of employment.
(sec.704-ssec.4) A person who was employed by a former water authority that is dissolved after transferring all its functions to a local government under section 700A and who, on the changeover day, becomes an employee of a local government— must be employed on terms and conditions of employment that are at least as favourable as the person’s existing terms and conditions of employment; and remains entitled to all existing and accruing rights of employment.
- (a) must be employed on terms and conditions of employment that are at least as favourable as the person’s existing terms and conditions of employment; and
- (b) remains entitled to all existing and accruing rights of employment.
- (a) must be employed on terms and conditions of employment that are at least as favourable as the person’s existing terms and conditions of employment; and
- (b) remains entitled to all existing and accruing rights of employment.