In a recent decision from the full bench of the Fair Work Commission, it was held that an employer lacked a reasonable basis for refusing an employee’s request for flexible work arrangements. The Employee, Detective Senior Constable Gary Emery, was 58-years-old, and nearing retirement. His request was to have additional rest days, as he moved…
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Flexibility at work. Are we throwing the baby out with the bathwater?
‘Flexibility’ has always been an aspect of workplace law, and a key obligation on employers. It is both essential to anti discrimination law, as well as a key element of ‘a fair go all round’ – a fundamental tenet of Australian workplace law for half a century. The flexibility provisions in the National Employment Standards do little but to…