Prepare for extended right to request flexible working
Laura Livingstone and James Ogilvie of Davenport Lyons examine the extension of the right to request flexible working to parents of children up to the age of 16, which is due to come into effect on 6 April 2009.
- Can you be a flexible friend? Read the guidance from Employers' Law magazine on the extension of the right to request flexible working, which covers the current flexible working laws, what employers need to be aware of in relation to the flexible working changes and the drawbacks of the extension of the right to request flexible working.
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Line manager briefing on handling requests for flexible working This line manager briefing looks at the law and best practice on the right to request flexible working available to the parents of young children and carers of certain adults.
Right to request flexible working: the basics The XpertHR employment law manual covers the right to apply for flexible working; the meaning of "flexible working"; eligibility; the application; the employer's response; rejection of an application for flexible working; withdrawal of an application for flexible working; complaints and remedies; referral to the Acas Arbitration Scheme; detrimental treatment; and dismissal.
Survey: Part-time work, flexitime and other non-standard working arrangements An IRS survey of 163 organisations shows that employees have access to a wide variety of non-standard working arrangements, including part-time work, flexitime and term-time working.
