Changes to Victoria’s Equal Opportunity Act mean that employers must consider seriously any request for flexible work arrangements from staff members who have children or people who depend on them for care.
Working part-time, job sharing, working from home, or starting and finishing earlier or later are all examples of flexible work arrangements.
The new laws come into effect on 1 September 2008.
The Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission and Industrial Relations Victoria have developed guidelines that provide details of the amendments, offer answers to common questions asked by employers and employees, and include a model process that employees and employers can use to make and consider requests for changes to work arrangements.
- Family Responsibilities Guidelines - PDF(452KB) | RTF(190KB) | Community languages
- "Family Responsibilities and Work - How to make your workplace family-friendly" training session
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