Existing employees
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.
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