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Parental Leave and Employment Protection Act 1987

Primary carers not eligible for primary carer leave may request negotiated carer leave - Employee's right to make request

30C: Requirements relating to request

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“How to ask for time off to care for a child”

If you want to ask for negotiated carer leave, you need to make a written request. Your request should include your name, the date you’re making the request, and say that you’re asking under this part of the law. You need to tell your employer when you want to start your leave and how long you want it to last. You also need to say that you will be the main person looking after the child during this time, and that you’ll be able to get parental leave payments if your request is approved. Lastly, you should explain any changes you think your employer might need to make if they say yes to your request.

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Part 3A Primary carers not eligible for primary carer leave may request negotiated carer leave
Employee's right to make request

30CRequirements relating to request

  1. A request for negotiated carer leave must be in writing and must—

  2. state—
    1. the employee's name; and
      1. the date on which the request is made; and
        1. that the request is made under this Part; and
        2. specify the proposed date on which the employee wishes to begin negotiated carer leave and the proposed duration of the leave; and
          1. include a statement that the employee—
            1. will be the primary carer in respect of the child during the specified period; and
              1. will, if the request for a period of negotiated carer leave is approved, be entitled to receive parental leave payments under the Act for that period; and
              2. explain, in the employee's view, what changes, if any, the employer may need to make to the employer's arrangements if the employee's request is approved.

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