Section 69H — Employment Relations Act 2000: Employee bargaining for alternative arrangements

69H Employee bargaining for alternative arrangements (1) To avoid doubt, an employee may, after his or her employer has complied with section 69G and before deciding whether to elect to transfer to the new employer, bargain with his or her employer for alternative arrangements. (2) If the employee and employer agree on alternative arrangements,— (a) the alternative arrangements must be recorded in writing; and (b) if paragraph (a) is complied with, the employee may not subsequently elect to transfer to the new employer. Part 6A (comprising sections 69A to 69O) was inserted, as from 1 December 2004, by section 30 Employment Relations Amendment Act (No 2) 2004 (2004 No 86). See section 73 of that Act for the transitional provisions. Part 6A (comprising sections 69A to 69O) was substituted by a new Part 6A (comprising sections 69A to 69OL), as from 14 September 2006, by section 6 Employment Relations Amendment Act 2006 (2006 No 41). See section 2(1)(a) of that Act as to subpart 2 of the new Part 6A of this Act (comprising sections 69OA to 69OG) coming into force as from 13 December 2006. See section 11 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.