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Make "right to request" flexibility more accessible, inquiry told
The SDA has told the Senate inquiry into work and care that the Fair Work Act's "right to request" flexibility should be amended to impose a positive duty on employers to reasonably accommodate workers' needs, while grounds for refusal would be limited to "unjustifiable hardship".
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