# Flexible Working (Procedural Requirements) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Regulation 5: The meeting to discuss an application with an employee

Extent: N.I.

A notice under regulation 4 shall –
(a) be in writing;
(b) (i) 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; or
(ii) where the decision is to refuse the application, state which of the grounds for refusal specified in Article 112G(1)(b) of the 1996 Order 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
(c) be dated.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/173/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/flexible-working-procedural-requirements-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/regulation-5
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