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| Reducing work hours to manage caring roles should be a right, says ACTU | Reducing work hours to manage caring roles should be a right, says ACTU |
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| ACTU survey finds 85% of people have have significant caring responsibilities but employers have no obligation to offer reduced working hours | |
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| Sun 27 Aug 2017 04.20 BST | |
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| Unions want workers to be able to reduce their hours on a temporary basis so they can cope with their caring responsibilities rather being forced into part-time or casual work. | Unions want workers to be able to reduce their hours on a temporary basis so they can cope with their caring responsibilities rather being forced into part-time or casual work. |
| A survey conducted for the Australian Council of Trade Unions found 85% of working Australians have significant family caring or parenting responsibilities. | A survey conducted for the Australian Council of Trade Unions found 85% of working Australians have significant family caring or parenting responsibilities. |
| The survey of more than 5,400 Australians, called Change the Rules for Working Women & Families, also found 40% of workers have asked their employer for reduced hours for caring but almost a quarter of these had been knocked back. Employers were 50% more likely to reject a male worker’s request for reduced hours. | The survey of more than 5,400 Australians, called Change the Rules for Working Women & Families, also found 40% of workers have asked their employer for reduced hours for caring but almost a quarter of these had been knocked back. Employers were 50% more likely to reject a male worker’s request for reduced hours. |
| The ACTU has applied to the Fair Work Commission for a new entitlement for workers to be able to manage their caring responsibilities. Its submission argued that access to flexible working was not able to be enforced or could involve a change in job status. | The ACTU has applied to the Fair Work Commission for a new entitlement for workers to be able to manage their caring responsibilities. Its submission argued that access to flexible working was not able to be enforced or could involve a change in job status. |
| “We think people should really have the right to be able to reduce their hours on a temporary basis so they can actually fulfil their caring responsibilities,” ACTU president Ged Kearney told ABC radio on Sunday. | “We think people should really have the right to be able to reduce their hours on a temporary basis so they can actually fulfil their caring responsibilities,” ACTU president Ged Kearney told ABC radio on Sunday. |
| “At the moment you can ask your employer but your employer can simply say no and you have no right to appeal that.” | “At the moment you can ask your employer but your employer can simply say no and you have no right to appeal that.” |
| The commission will hear the case in December. | The commission will hear the case in December. |
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