Regulation 5 The meeting to discuss an application with an employee

where the employer’s decision is to agree to the application, specify the contract variation agreed to and state the date on which the variation is to take effect,

where the decision is to refuse the application, state which of the grounds for refusal specified in section 80G(1)(b) of the 1996 Act are considered by the employer to apply, contain a sufficient explanation as to why those grounds apply in relation to the application, and set out the appeal procedure, and