Outworkers are employees for the purposes of certain laws
4 Outworkers are employees for the purposes of certain laws
For the purposes of the laws specified in subsection (2)—
an outworker is an employee;
a person who engages an outworker is an employer;
the contract between an outworker and a person who engages him or her is a contract of employment;
the conditions on or under which an outworker performs work are conditions of employment;
the relationship between an outworker and a person who engages him or her is an employment relationship.
The laws referred to in subsection (1) are—
this Act;
S. 4(2)(b) repealed by No. 24/2009 s. 20(1).
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S. 4(2)(c) substituted by No. 12/2018 s. 60(2).
the Long Service Leave Act 2018;
S. 4(2)(d) amended by No. 107/2004 s. 182.
the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004;
the Public Holidays Act 1993;
S. 4(2)(ea) inserted by No. 71/2007 s. 27(1), repealed by No. 24/2009 s. 20(2).
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S. 4(2)(f) amended by Nos 71/2007 s. 27(2), 24/2009 s. 20(3).
regulations and other subordinate instruments made under an Act specified in paragraph (a), (c), (d) or (e).
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