Ross Lightfoot (WA, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

My question is directed to the Minister representing the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Senator Wong. I refer the minister to section 13 of Labor’s National Employment Standards and the current confusion as to whether there is any recourse for employees who believe their employer has ‘unreasonably’ refused a request for more flexible hours or an extension of their parental leave. Does the minister agree with the Minister for Small Business, Independent Contractors and the Service Economy, who said:

“That’s the end of the matter. There’s no adjudication, no legal process and no union official under the bed”—

once an employer makes their decision?