NZQA Expiring unit standard
Title
19798 version 4
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Demonstrate knowledge of the requirements of employment agreements
Level
Purpose
4 Credits 3
This unit standard is for people involved in carrying out employment relations roles and activities consistent with employment law. These people may include union delegates, union officials, human resources staff, employees, and employers (including supervisors, managers, and business owners).
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe legal requirements for employment agreements, and analyse individual and collective employment agreements.
Classification Business Operations and Development > Employment
Relations
Available grade Achieved
Explanatory notes
1 This unit standard does not cover negotiation of employment agreements.
2 Legislation
Legislation relevant to this unit standard must include the Employment Relations Act
2000 (ERA), and at least one Act from each of the following four classifications:
Holidays and Leave
– Holidays Act 2003, Parental Leave and Employment
Protection Act 1987;
Health and Safety – Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992; Injury Prevention,
Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001;
Wages
– Minimum Wage Act 1983, Wages Protection Act 1983, Equal Pay Act 1972;
Other – Human Rights Act 1993, Privacy Act 1993, State Sector Act 1988, State-
Owned Enterprises Act 1986, Industry Training Act 1992, or any other act named in
Schedule 5 of ERA.
3 The Code of Good Faith in Collective Bargaining and other reference material, including contact information, is available from the Employment Relations Service,
Department of Labour, at http://www.dol.govt.nz/infozone/collectivebargaining/index.asp
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NZQA Expiring unit standard 19798 version 4
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Outcome 1
Describe legal requirements for employment agreements.
Range collective, individual.
Evidence requirements
1.1 Description includes the role of the ERA in supporting the employment agreement.
1.2 Description identifies types of employment agreement, and explains where and how different types are used and/or required.
1.3 Description compares types of employment agreement in terms of their legal requirements, including formation.
Range includes but is not limited to – union, non-union member, new employee, 30 day rule, application of coverage.
Outcome 2
Analyse employment agreements.
Range individual, collective.
Evidence requirements
2.1 Analysis identifies statutory requirements, and other express and implied terms.
2.2 Analysis identifies all other documentation relevant to, part of, and/or referred to in each employment agreement.
Replacement information This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
27531 and unit standard 27532.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
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NZQA Expiring unit standard 19798 version 4
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
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Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration
Rollover and
Revision
Review
1
2
24 February 2003
18 July 2008
31 December 2018
31 December 2018
3 17 November 2011 31 December 2018
Rollover 4 15 August 2013 31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0113
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2020