WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 615 Employer not to prejudice employee for reasonable refusal

This legislation has been repealed.

WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 615

             (1)  An employer must not, for the reason, or for reasons including the reason, that an employee has refused on reasonable grounds to work on a particular public holiday, do or threaten to do any of the following:

                     (a)  dismiss an employee;

                     (b)  injure an employee in his or her employment;

                     (c)  alter the position of an employee to the employee's prejudice.

             (2)  Subsection (1) is a civil remedy provision.