Section 69M — Employment Relations Act 2000: New employer becomes party to collective agreement that binds employee electing to transfer

69M New employer becomes party to collective agreement that binds employee electing to transfer (1) This section applies if— (a) an employee who elects to transfer to a new employer is a member of a union and bound by a collective agreement; and (b) the new employer is not a party to the collective agreement that the union is a party to. (2) On and from the date on which the employee becomes an employee of the new employer, the new employer becomes a party to the collective agreement, but only in relation to, and for the purposes of, that employee. 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.