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69ABC: Requirements relating to request
or “ Rules for workers asking to change their job to handle family problems ”
You could also call this:

“The boss must quickly tell you if they agree to your request and give you help information.”

If you ask your employer for something related to family violence, they need to respond quickly. Your employer must decide and tell you in writing if they agree or not within 10 working days of getting your request.

When your employer tells you their decision, or before that, they must also give you information about special services that can help with family violence.

If your employer says no to your request, they have to explain why. They need to tell you that they’re saying no because of one or both reasons that are mentioned in section 69ABF(1)(a) and (b). They have to say which reason or reasons they’re using, and explain why those reasons apply to your request.

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Next up: 69ABEA: Proof of family violence

or “An employer can ask you to show proof that you have been hurt by someone in your family, but there are rules about when and how they can do this.”
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Part 6AB Flexible working short-term for people affected by family violence
Duties of employer

69ABEEmployer must notify decision as soon as possible

  1. An employer must deal with a request as soon as possible, but not later than 10 working days after receiving it, and must notify the employee in writing of whether his or her request has been approved or refused.

  2. In or before giving the notification under subsection (1), the employer must provide the employee with information about appropriate specialist family violence support services.

  3. If the employer refuses an employee’s request, the notification given under subsection (1) must—

  4. state that the request is refused because of 1 or both grounds specified in section 69ABF(1)(a) and (b); and
    1. state the ground or grounds for refusal; and
      1. explain the reasons for that ground or those grounds.

        Notes
        • Section 69ABE: inserted, on , by section 6 of the Domestic Violence—Victims' Protection Act 2018 (2018 No 21).
        • Section 69ABE(2): amended, on , by section 259(1) of the Family Violence Act 2018 (2018 No 46).