Section 79 — Employment Relations Act 2000: Eligible employee taking employment relations education leave entitled to ordinary pay

79 Eligible employee taking employment relations education leave entitled to ordinary pay (1) An employer must pay to an eligible employee the employee's relevant daily pay (as defined in section 9 of the Holidays Act 2003 ) for every day or part of a day taken by the employee as employment relations education leave. (2) However, an employer is not required to comply with subsection (1) in respect of any day for which the eligible employee is paid weekly compensation under the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001 . Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 April 2004, by section 91(2) Holidays Act 2003 (2003 No 129) by substituting the words “ relevant daily pay (as defined in section 9 of the Holidays Act 2003) ” for the words “ ordinary pay (as defined in section 4 of the Holidays Act 1981) ” . Subsection (2) was amended, as from 1 April 2002, by section 337(1) Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001 (2001 No 49), by substituting the words “ the Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001 ” for the words “ the Accident Insurance Act 1998 ” . See Part 10 of that Act for provisions relating to transition from competitive provision of workplace accident insurance. See Part 11 of that Act for transitional provisions relating to entitlements provided by Corporation.