(1) A principal must not, in relation to the work arrangements of a contract worker, unreasonably refuse to accommodate the responsibilities that the contract worker has as a parent or carer.
Example
A principal may be able to accommodate a contract worker's responsibilities as a parent or carer by allowing the contract worker to have flexible start, finish or break times.
(2) In determining whether a principal unreasonably refuses to accommodate the responsibilities that a contract worker has as a parent or carer, all relevant facts and circumstances must be considered, including—
(a) the contract worker's circumstances, including the nature of his or her responsibilities as a parent or carer; and
(b) the nature of the work contracted for; and
(c) the nature of the arrangements required to accommodate those responsibilities; and
(d) the financial circumstances of the principal; and
(e) the size and nature of the workplace and the principal's business; and
(f) the effect on the workplace and the principal's business of accommodating those responsibilities, including—
(i) the financial impact of doing so;
(ii) the number of persons who would benefit from or be disadvantaged by doing so;
(iii) the impact on efficiency and productivity and, if applicable, on customer service of doing so; and
(g) the consequences for the principal of making such accommodation; and
(h) the consequences for the contract worker of not making such accommodation.
S. 22A inserted by No. 14/2021 s. 26.