19Employer must accommodate employee's responsibilities as parent or carer

19 Employer must accommodate employee's responsibilities as parent or carer (1) An employer must not, in relation to the work arrangements of an employee, unreasonably refuse to accommodate the responsibilities that the employee has as a parent or carer. An employer may be able to accommodate an employee's responsibilities as a parent or carer by allowing the employee to work from home on a Wednesday morning or have a later start time on a Wednesday or, if the employee works on a part-time basis, by rescheduling a regular staff meeting so that the employee can attend. (2) In determining whether an employer unreasonably refuses to accommodate the responsibilities that an employee has as a parent or carer, all relevant facts and circumstances must be considered, including— (a) the employee's circumstances, including the nature of his or her responsibilities as a parent or carer; and (b) the nature of the employee's role; and (f) the effect on the workplace and the employer's business of accommodating those responsibilities, including— (g) the consequences for the employer of making such accommodation; and (h) the consequences for the employee of not making such accommodation. S. 20 (Heading) amended by No. 26/2011 s. 34(Sch. item 3.1).