After section 13 of the Principal Act insert —
(1) 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.
(2) 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—
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(a) the person's circumstances, including the nature of his or her responsibilities as a parent or carer; and
(b) the nature of the role that is on offer ; and
(c) the nature of the arrangements required to accommodate those responsibilities; and
(d) the financial circumstances of the employer; and
(e) the size and nature of the workplace and the employer's business; and
(f) the effect on the workplace and the employer'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 employer of making such accommodation; and
(h) the consequences for the person of not making such accommodation.".