Flexible working hours extended
~ May 16th, 2008
credit: Good news for parents of children aged between 6 and 16 or who are not recognised as having a disability - the Government have announced that they will extend the right to request flexible working to all parents with a child under 16.
Employers are under no obligation to say yes, but should have a very good reason for refusal. At the moment 9 out of 10 requests are approved, so this is good news for a substantial number of people who already knew that children need their parents around beyond the age of 6!
The announcement has been welcomed by unions and parenting groups, and for once their hasn’t been too much complaining from the business community.
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