Employer must accommodate responsibilities as parent or carer of person offered employment
17 Employer must accommodate responsibilities as parent or carer of person offered employment
An employer must not, in relation to the work arrangements of a person offered employment, unreasonably refuse to accommodate the responsibilities that the person has as a parent or carer.
Example
An employer may be able to accommodate a person's responsibilities as a parent or carer by offering work on the basis that the person could work additional daily hours to provide for a shorter working week or occasionally work from home.
In determining whether an employer unreasonably refuses to accommodate the responsibilities that a person has as a parent or carer, all relevant facts and circumstances must be considered, including—
the person's circumstances, including the nature of his or her responsibilities as a parent or carer; and
the nature of the role that is being offered; and
the nature of the arrangements required to accommodate those responsibilities; and
the financial circumstances of the employer; and
the size and nature of the workplace and the employer's business; and
the effect on the workplace and the employer's business of accommodating those responsibilities, including—
the financial impact of doing so;
the number of persons who would benefit from or be disadvantaged by doing so;
the impact on efficiency and productivity and, if applicable, on customer service of doing so; and
the consequences for the employer of making such accommodation; and
the consequences for the person of not making such accommodation.
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