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Our Managing Director and Principal, Athena Koelmeyer, recently spoke to SmartCompany about the key takeaways from the decision Chandler v Westpac Banking Corporation [2025] FWC 3115

An employee will only be eligible to request flexible working arrangements if their request for changed arrangements is “because of” one of the prescribed circumstances set out under section 65(1A) of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).

Under the National Employment Standards an employee in certain circumstances has the right to request flexible working arrangements . Since June 2023, employees can lodge an application to the Fair Work Commission to resolve disputes relating to FWA requests where an employer has denied the request or failed to respond within 21 days, and attempts to resolve the dispute at the workplace level were unsuccessful.