Flexible working arrangements and complying with equal opportunity obligations

Equal employment opportunity laws in each Australian state and territory make it unlawful for employers to discriminate against employees based on protected attributes such as their family responsibilities, status as a parent or carer, pregnancy, or breastfeeding. While these laws do not generally provide a positive entitlement for employees to request flexible working arrangements, denying such arrangements to employees who have a protected attribute could amount to unlawful discrimination.

See Flexible working arrangements and complying with equal opportunity obligations.