New Zealand Acts

PARENTAL LEAVE AND EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT 1987 - SECT 30D

30D Employer must notify decision as soon as possible

An employer must deal with a request for negotiated carer leave as soon as possible, but not later than 1 month after receiving it, and—

a) notify the employee in writing as to whether the employee’s request is approved or refused; and

b) if the request is refused,—

i) notify the employee of the ground or grounds specified in section 30E(2) for refusal; and

ii) provide an explanation of the reasons why the ground applies or the grounds apply.

History: Section 30D: inserted, on 1 April 2016, by section 34 of the Parental Leave and Employment Protection Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 8).