Protection of employment rights
8 Protection of employment rights
A person who, in complying with a direction, prohibition or requisition under section 7, is absent from the person's usual place of employment, is not liable for dismissal, loss of long service leave, sick leave, recreation leave, or other benefits to which the person may be entitled under the industrial award or other terms of service applicable to the person's usual employment by reason only of the person's absence, whether the person's absence is with or without the consent of the person's usual employer.
A person who, in complying with a direction, prohibition or requisition under section 7, commences or continues in employment whether with or without the consent of the person for whom the work is done, is entitled to the benefits to which the person would be entitled in the industrial award or other terms of service applicable to that form of employment from the person for whom the work is done.
Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) entitles a person to claim double payments or benefits for the same period of time, except if the payment or benefit is provided for by the direction, prohibition or requisition under section 7 in compliance with which the person is absent from the person's usual place of employment or commences or continues in employment.
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