EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 2010 (NO. 16 OF 2010) - SECT 32 Firm must accommodate responsibilities as parent or carer of person invited to become a partner or of a partner
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 2010 (NO. 16 OF 2010) - SECT 32
Firm must accommodate responsibilities as parent or carer of person invited to become a partner or of a partner(1) A firm comprising 5 or more partners must not, in the work arrangements of a person invited to become a partner or of a partner, unreasonably refuse to accommodate the responsibilities that the person or partner has as a parent or carer.
Example
A firm may be able to accommodate the responsibilities that a person or partner has as a parent or carer by allowing the person or partner to have flexible attendance arrangements.
(2) In determining whether a firm unreasonably refuses to accommodate the responsibilities that a person or partner has as a parent or carer, all relevant facts and circumstances must be considered, including—
(a) the circumstances of the person or partner, including the nature of his or her responsibilities as a parent or carer; and
(b) the nature of the partnership role; and
(c) the nature of the arrangements required to accommodate those responsibilities; and
(d) the financial circumstances of the firm; and
(e) the size and nature of the workplace and the firm's business; and
(f) the effect on the workplace and the firm's business of accommodating those responsibilities, including—
(i) the financial impact of doing so;
(ii) the number of persons who would benefit from or be disadvantaged by doing so;
(iii) the impact on efficiency and productivity and, if applicable, on customer service of doing so; and
(g) the consequences for the firm of making such accommodation; and
(h) the consequences for the person or partner of not making such accommodation.