Common use of Right to Request Flexible Working Arrangements Clause in Contracts

Right to Request Flexible Working Arrangements. 11.1 An Employee may request change in working arrangements if: (a) any of the circumstances referred to in 11.3 apply to an employee; and (b) the employee would like to change his or her working arrangements because of those circumstances; (c) then the employee may request the employer for a change in working arrangements relating to those circumstances. 11.2 Examples of changes in working arrangements include changes in hours of work, changes in patterns of work and changes in location of work. 11.3 The following are the circumstances: (a) the employee is the parent, or has responsibility for the care, of a child who is of school age or younger; (b) the employee is a carer (within the meaning of the Carer Recognition Act 2010 ); (c) the employee has a disability; (d) the employee is 55 or older; (e) the employee is experiencing violence from a member of the employee's family; (f) the employee provides care or support to a member of the employee's immediate family, or a member of the employee's household, who requires care or support because the member is experiencing violence from the member's family. 11.4 To avoid doubt, and without limiting 11.3(a), an employee who: (a) is a parent, or has responsibility for the care, of a child; and (b) is returning to work after taking leave in relation to the birth or adoption of the child; may request to work part-time to assist the employee to care for the child. 11.5 The employee is not entitled to make the request unless: (a) for an employee other than a casual employee--the employee has completed at least 12 months of continuous service with the employer immediately before making the request; or (b) for a casual employee--the employee: (i) is a long term casual employee of the employer immediately before making the request; and (ii) has a reasonable expectation of continuing employment by the employer on a regular and systematic basis.

Right to Request Flexible Working Arrangements. 11.1 An In accordance with and pursuant to section 65 of the FW Act, an Employee may request change in working arrangements if: (a) any of the circumstances referred to in 11.3 apply to an employee; and (b) the employee would like to change his or her working arrangements because of those circumstances; (c) then the employee may request the employer for a change in their working arrangements relating on the basis of the following circumstances: the employee is the parent, or has responsibility for the care, of a child who is of school age or younger; the employee is a carer (within the meaning of the Carer Recognition Act 2010); the employee has a disability; the employee is 55 or older; the employee is experiencing violence from a member of the employee’s family; the employee provides care or support to those circumstances. 11.2 a member of the employee’s immediate family, or a member of the employee’s household, who requires care or support because the member is experiencing violence from the member’s family. Note: Examples of changes in working arrangements include changes in hours of work, changes in patterns of work and changes in location of work. 11.3 The following are the circumstances: (a) the employee is the parent, or has responsibility for the care, of a child who is of school age or younger; (b) the employee is a carer (within the meaning of the Carer Recognition Act 2010 ); (c) the employee has a disability; (d) the employee is 55 or older; (e) the employee is experiencing violence from a member of the employee's family; (f) the employee provides care or support to a member of the employee's immediate family, or a member of the employee's household, who requires care or support because the member is experiencing violence from the member's family. 11.4 . To avoid doubt, and without limiting 11.3(a)clause 9.1, an employee Employee who: (a) : is a parent, or has responsibility for the care, of a child; and (b) and is returning to work after taking leave in relation to the birth or adoption of the child; may request to work part-time to assist the employee Employee to care for the child. 11.5 The employee . An Employee is not entitled to make the a request under this clause unless: (a) : for an employee Employee other than a casual employee--Employee – the employee Employee has completed at least 12 months of continuous service with the employer Employer immediately before making the request; or (b) for a casual employee--the employee: (i) is a long term casual employee of the employer immediately before making the request; and (ii) has a reasonable expectation of continuing employment by the employer on a regular and systematic basis.