Flexible working rights extended to 20 million

Posted on 30 Jun 2014 by Callum Bentley

From today every employee will gain the right to request flexible working, giving a boost to workers and to business.

Up until now, the right has only been available for carers, or people who look after children. This has now been extended to all employees. Today’s extension of the right to request the chance to work flexibly means more than 20 million employees can now benefit. Flexible working aims to help people balance their work…

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