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In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, applicable collective agreement means the collective agreement that is
binding on the relevant union and employer, at the relevant point in time in relation to an employee of the employer who is a member of the union Authority
means the Employment Relations Authority established by section 156 bargaining in relation to bargaining for a collective agreement,
(a) means all the interactions between the parties to the bargaining that relate to the bargaining; and (b) includes
(i) negotiations that relate to the bargaining; and (ii) communications or correspondence (between
or on behalf of the parties before, during, or after negotiations) that relate to the bargaining chief executive
means the chief executive of the Department Chief Judge means the Chief Judge of the Court Chief of the Authority
means the Chief of the Authority who holds office under section 166(1)(a) collective agreement means an agreement that is binding on
(a) 1 or more unions; and (b) 1 or more employers; and
(c) 2 or more employees compliance order means an order made by the Authority or the Court under section 137 or
section 139 Court means the Employment Court constituted under this Act coverage clause
(a) in relation to a collective agreement, means a provision in the agreement that specifies the work that the agreement
covers, whether by reference to the work or type of work or employees or types of employees: (b) in relation to a notice initiating bargaining for a collective
agreement, means a provision in the notice specifying the work that the agreement is intended to cover, whether by reference to the work or type of work or employees or types of employees
demand notice means a demand notice issued under section 224(1) Department
in any provision of this Act, means the department of State that, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of that provision
dispute means a dispute about the interpretation, application, or operation of an employment agreement dwellinghouse means any building or any part of a building to the extent
that it is occupied as a residence employee is defined in section 6 employer
means a person employing any employee or employees; and includes a person engaging or employing a homeworker employment agreement
(a) means a contract of service; and (b) includes a contract for services between an employer and a homeworker; and
(c) includes an employee's terms and conditions of employment in (i) a collective agreement; or
(ii) a collective agreement together with any additional terms and conditions of employment; or (iii) an individual employment agreement
employment relationship means any of the employment relationships specified in section 4(2)
employment relationship problem includes a personal grievance, a dispute, and any other problem relating to or arising out of an employment
relationship, but does not include any problem with the fixing of new terms and conditions of employment essential service means a service specified in Schedule 1
homeworker (a) means a person who is engaged, employed, or contracted
by any other person (in the course of that other person's trade or business) to do work for that other person in a dwellinghouse (not being work on that dwellinghouse or fixtures, fittings, or furniture in it); and
(b) includes a person who is in substance so engaged, employed, or contracted even though the form of the contract between the parties is technically that of vendor and purchaser
individual employment agreement means an employment agreement entered into by 1 employer and 1 employee who is not bound by a collective agreement that binds the employer
Judge means a Judge of the Court; and includes a temporary Judge Labour Inspector
means an employee of the Department designated under section 223 to be a Labour Inspector lockout has the meaning given to it by
section 82 mediation includes mediation services provided under section 144 by
the chief executive, and any other mediation services that are provided (whether by the chief executive or any other person) to help resolve employment relationship problems
mediation services means the mediation services provided, under section 144, by the chief executive member of the Authority
means a member of the Authority who holds office under section 166(1); and includes a temporary member who holds office under section 172
Minister in any provision of this Act, means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime
Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of that provision: person intending to work means a person who has been offered, and
accepted, work as an employee; and intended work has a corresponding meaning personal grievance or grievance has the meaning given to it by section 103
prescribed means prescribed by regulations made under this Act Registrar of the Court
means any employee of the Department designated under section 198 to act as the Registrar of the Court Registrar of Unions
means the employee of the Department appointed under section 27 to be the Registrar of Unions strike has the meaning given to it by
section 81 union means a union registered under Part 4
wages and time record means a wages and time record kept pursuant to section 130 workplace means a place where an employee works from time to time;
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Section 6 of Employment Relations Act - employee definition