Tim Grellman

2 weeks ago | mondaq.com | David Ford |Tim Grellman |Stephanie McLuckie

An April 2025 decision from the Full Bench of the Fair WorkCommission demonstrates the importance of carefully preparingdetailed written reasons for refusing a flexible work arrangementrequest. In short, the Full Bench found in Naden v Catholic SchoolsBroken Bay Limited that the employer school'sconsideration of and written reasons for refusing an employee'sflexible work request were insufficient (even though theemployer's reasonable business grounds were set out in therefusal).