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Working Hours | Flexible Working | Time Off | Future Legislation Right to Ask for Flexible Working Arrangements (UK)To be eligible the employee must:
The scope of flexibility includes:
Typically, flexible arrangements may cover:
The procedure for an employee to make a request is:
The employee can appeal a negative response and if all internal discussions have failed to resolve the issue, the employee has the right to go to an employment tribunal. Binding mediation and arbitration, including through ACAS, should be available.
Working Hours | Flexible Working | Time Off | Future Legislation |
![]() "The Government is committed to helping make flexible working an option for all workers" ACAS Advisory booklet - Changing patterns of work "The Working Time Regulations provide protection to the most vulnerable workers and enable them to enjoy exactly the same sort of rights the majority of workers in the UK and the rest of Europe already have" Ian McCartney, Former Minister of State for Competitiveness |