Section 80G(1)

An employer to whom an application under section 80F is made— shall deal with the application in a reasonable manner, shall not refuse the application unless the employee has been consulted about the application, shall notify the employee of the decision on the application within the decision period, and shall only refuse the application because he considers that one or more of the following grounds applies— the burden of additional costs, detrimental effect on ability to meet customer demand, inability to re-organise work among existing staff, inability to recruit additional staff, detrimental impact on quality, detrimental impact on performance, insufficiency of work during the periods the employee proposes to work, planned structural changes, and such other grounds as the Secretary of State may specify by regulations. may refuse the application only if— the employer considers that the application should be refused on a ground or grounds listed in subsection (1ZA), and it is reasonable for the employer to refuse the application on that ground or those grounds.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-09-04