An employee’s contract states that their “normal working hours are 8:45am to 5:15pm”. However, in practice, they’ve mainly worked 8:30am to 5:00pm. If you’ve never challenged this, is there now a
binding custom and practice?
Published 05.06.2014
A full-time employee, who currently works a five-day week, has asked if they could switch to a compressed hours working arrangement. How does this work in practice and what are the downsides from
your perspective?
Published 02.07.2020
There will be times when you need to change an employee’s job function, working hours and/or practice. But given that employees seem to have cast-iron protection these days, how can it be done?
Published 30.11.2006
Employees who are required to work Saturday and/or Sunday usually have one or two days off in the week. Even if these days always follow the same or a regular pattern, what should you put in their
contract?
Published 27.08.2013
You originally agreed that an employee could work from home one day a week. Unfortunately, for business reasons, this isn’t working and you now need to cancel the agreement. Can you do so?
Published 06.09.2007
It’s estimated that around ten million employees now have the statutory right to request a flexible working pattern. But how can you deal with an application from a member of staff who isn’t a parent
or a carer and so doesn’t have this right?
Published 15.05.2009
When a statutory flexible working request is granted it becomes a permanent change to the employee’s contract. But what would happen if, sometime later, you needed to change it? Could the arrangement
be revoked?
Published 21.10.2011
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
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