(1) At least 7 days before entering into an employment agreement that would modify or remove an employee's entitlements under this Act, the employer must notify the employee in writing of the modification or removal (as the case may be).
Penalty: 12 penalty units in the case of a natural person;
60 penalty units in the case of a body corporate.
Note
Section 43 applies to an offence against this subsection.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the notice must state whether the proposed agreement modifies or removes any of the following entitlements under this Act—
(a) an entitlement to long service leave on completing 7 years of continuous service;
(b) any entitlement arising from the operation of section 47 or 49.
Part 7—General