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Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987

Primary carers not eligible for primary carer leave may request negotiated carer leave

30A: Object of this Part

You could also call this:

“This part explains how some workers can ask for time off to get parental leave money”

This part of the law is about helping certain workers who can’t get primary carer leave. If you’re one of these workers, you can ask your boss for some time off so you can get parental leave payments. Your boss has to answer your request as soon as they can, but they must tell you within a month. Your boss can only say no to your request if they have a good reason why it won’t work for the business.

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Part 3A Primary carers not eligible for primary carer leave may request negotiated carer leave

30AObject of this Part

  1. The object of this Part is to—

  2. provide for certain employees who are not entitled to primary carer leave to request a period of leave from their employment to enable them to receive parental leave payments; and
    1. require an employer to deal with a request as soon as possible, but not later than 1 month after receiving it; and
      1. provide that an employer may refuse a request only if it cannot be accommodated on certain grounds.

        Notes
        • Section 30A: inserted, on , by section 34 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).