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69AAB: When employee may make request
or “You can ask your boss to change how you work whenever you want.”
You could also call this:

“What you need to include when asking to change how you work”

When you want to request changes to your working arrangements, you need to follow some rules. You must make your request in writing. In your request, you need to include your name and the date you’re making the request. You also need to say that you’re making the request under this part of the law.

You need to clearly explain what changes you want to make to your working arrangements. You should say if you want these changes to be permanent or just for a certain period of time. You also need to tell your employer when you want these changes to start. If the changes are only for a set time, you need to say when you want them to end.

It’s important to think about how your request might affect your employer. In your request, you should explain what changes you think your employer might need to make if they approve your request. This shows that you’ve thought about how your request could impact your workplace.

Remember, your request needs to be clear and include all these details to help your employer understand and consider your needs.

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Next up: 69AAD: Limitation on frequency of requests

or “You can only ask your boss for changes to your work a certain number of times.”
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Part 6AA Flexible working
Employee's statutory right to make request

69AACRequirements relating to request

  1. A request must be in writing and—

  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 variation of the working arrangements requested and whether the variation is permanent or for a period of time; and
          1. specify the date on which the employee proposes that the variation take effect and, if the variation is for a period of time, the date on which the variation is to end; and
              1. 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 69AAC: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Employment Relations (Flexible Working Arrangements) Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 105).
                • Section 69AAC(d): repealed, on , by section 25 of the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2014 (2014 No 61).