Engagement as term employee (section 45(3)(c) of Act)
16 Engagement as term employee (section 45(3)(c) of Act)
A person may be engaged as a term employee for a specified term not exceeding 5 years if—
the functions are to cease to be public sector functions within a period of 5 years; or
the public sector agency is satisfied that the engagement is to be funded wholly or substantially by grants or payments from a government other than the State Government or from a private or community body; or
the engagement is as a result of a transfer under section 9 of the Act and immediately before the transfer the person was a public sector employee to whom Part 7 of the Act did not apply and the person's employment was under a contract for a fixed term; or
the engagement is for the person to perform duties in the office of a Minister (other than under section 71 of the Act); or
the engagement is in accordance with obligations or potential obligations under the Return to Work
Act 2014.
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