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Section : 524 Employer may stand down employees in certain circumstances
Domain : Human Resource Management
Classification : Not Identified
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(1) An employer may, under this subsection, stand down an employee during a period in which the employee cannot usefully be employed because of one of the following circumstances: (a) industrial action (other than industrial action organised or engaged in by the employer); (b) a breakdown of machinery or equipment, if the employer cannot reasonably be held responsible for the breakdown; (c) a stoppage of work for any cause for which the employer cannot reasonably be held responsible. (2) However, an employer may not stand down an employee under subsection (1) during a period in which the employee cannot usefully be employed because of a circumstance referred to in that subsection if: (a) an enterprise agreement, or a contract of employment, applies to the employer and the employee; and (b)