Queensland Consolidated Acts

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 332

332 Employee stood down in December then re-employed in January

(1) This section applies to an employee, other than a casual employee, who—

(a) is stood down by an employer during December; and

(b) is re-employed by the employer before the end of the next January; and

(c) was employed by the employer for a continuous period of at least 2 weeks immediately before being stood down.

(2) The employer must pay the employee at the ordinary rate payable to the employee immediately before the stand-down for the Christmas Eve (from 6p.m. to midnight), Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day public holidays between the stand-down and the re-employment.

(3) In this section—

"stand-down" includes dismissal.