All employees with 26 weeks’ continuous service have the right to request a flexible working arrangement. In the event you reject such a request do they have any statutory right of appeal?
Published 09.12.2015
All employees with at least 26 weeks’ continuous service have the right to make a flexible working request. When one is made, how long do you have to respond and what must you also bear in mind?
Published 09.03.2020
In September 2019 the TUC stated that “at least one in three flexible working requests are rejected”. What’s often forgotten is that a request must be valid or it can be rejected. What does this
mean?
Published 10.10.2019
On 30 June 2014 the right to request flexible working will be extended to all employees. Could you save yourself the hassle of dealing with any applications by having a “no flexible working requests”
rule?
Published 21.05.2014
According to research, only 6% of job ads mention that the employer offers flexible working. This suggests that the other 94% are doing something wrong. Must flexible working actually be referred to
in job ads?
Published 29.06.2015
The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023, which received Royal Assent in July 2023, is expected to come into force in the next twelve months. Will it enhance existing flexible
working rights?
Published 24.08.2023
When an employee makes a flexible working request, you can insist on a trial period. As this nears an end, you’ll then need to decide whether to make it permanent or not. What’s the best way to
communicate your decision?
Published 13.01.2015
It’s rumoured that the government will soon extend flexible working rights to every employee from the day they start work. Something else to worry about?
Published 23.02.2010
Any employee with at least 26 weeks’ continuous service now has the statutory right to request a flexible working arrangement. If they do, can you demand to know what they want it for?
Published 26.08.2014
It’s been reported that a Private Members’ Bill, which is set to become law in 2023, will give all employees the right to request flexible working from day one of employment. Is this true?
Published 04.01.2023