An employee who is a parent, or has responsibility for the care of a child, may request a change in their working arrangements.
In order to be eligible to make this request an employee:
- must have completed at least 12 months continuous service with their employer immediately before making the request or:
- be a casual employee that:
- has been employed by the employer on a regular and systematic basis for a sequence of periods of employment of at least 12 months, immediately before making the request, and
- has a reasonable expectation of continuing employment by the employer on a regular and systematic basis
- must have care of a child who is either:
- under school age (i.e. the age at which the child is required by the applicable State or Territory law to start attending school)
- under 18 and has a disability.