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Industrial Relations Act 2016
sec.70Employee to advise employer about particular changes
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### sec.70 Employee to advise employer about particular changes
This section applies to an employee who is absent on parental leave.
The employee must advise the employer of any change in the employee’s contact details, including any change of address.
Advice given under subsection (2) may be used by an employer for section 72 to advise the employee about significant change at the workplace.
The employee must also take reasonable steps to advise the employer of any significant change affecting the following as soon as possible after the change happens—
the length of the employee’s parental leave;
the date the employee intends to return to work;
an earlier decision to return to work on a full-time basis or to apply to return to work on a part-time basis.
(sec.70-ssec.1) This section applies to an employee who is absent on parental leave.
(sec.70-ssec.2) The employee must advise the employer of any change in the employee’s contact details, including any change of address. Advice given under subsection (2) may be used by an employer for section 72 to advise the employee about significant change at the workplace.
(sec.70-ssec.3) The employee must also take reasonable steps to advise the employer of any significant change affecting the following as soon as possible after the change happens— the length of the employee’s parental leave; the date the employee intends to return to work; an earlier decision to return to work on a full-time basis or to apply to return to work on a part-time basis.
- (a) the length of the employee’s parental leave;
- (b) the date the employee intends to return to work;
- (c) an earlier decision to return to work on a full-time basis or to apply to return to work on a part-time basis.