FAIR WORK ACT 2009 (NO. 28, 2009) - SECT 83 Consultation with employee on unpaid parental leave

FAIR WORK ACT 2009 (NO. 28, 2009) - SECT 83

             (1)  If:

                     (a)  an employee is on unpaid parental leave; and

                     (b)  the employee's employer makes a decision that will have a significant effect on the status, pay or location of the employee's pre‑parental leave position;

the employer must take all reasonable steps to give the employee information about, and an opportunity to discuss, the effect of the decision on that position.

             (2)  The employee's pre‑parental leave position is:

                     (a)  unless paragraph (b) applies, the position the employee held before starting the unpaid parental leave; or

                     (b)  if, before starting the unpaid parental leave, the employee:

                              (i)  was transferred to a safe job because of her pregnancy; or

                             (ii)  reduced her working hours due to her pregnancy;

                            the position the employee held immediately before that transfer or reduction.