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Millions to be able to request flexible working under new law

MILLIONS of workers will be able to request flexible working from day one of their employment, under new government plans.

Ministers have spelt out a range of flexible working options, including job-sharing, flexitime, and working compressed, annualised, or staggered hours.

Workers were promised that new measures will give them greater access to flexibility over where, when, and how they work.

Flexible working has been found to help employees balance their work and home life, especially supporting those who have commitments or responsibilities such as caring for children or vulnerable people, the government said.

TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady said it had been a year since a consultation on flexible working closed and people were “tired of waiting for action.

She added: “Flexible working should be available to everyone. It’s how we keep mums in work, close the gender pay gap and give dads more time with their kids, and it’s how we keep disabled workers, older workers and carers in their jobs.”

Ms O’Grady called on the government to go further in ensuring flexible work becomes the norm, with workers given the legal right for flexibility from their first day in the job.

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