Flexible Working
Absolutely anyone can ask their employer for flexible work arrangements, but only some actually have the legal right to do so. Even so, more people have the right than realise they do.
There are many different kinds of flexible working, including: part-time (working less than normal hours); flexi time (choosing when to work); compressed hours (working the same number of hours in a shorter period of time); and homeworking. If you’ve been working for your employer for 26 weeks, you have the right to apply for flexible work if: you have or will have parental responsibility of a child under 16 or a disabled child under 18 OR if you are the guardian, partner, or holder of a residence order of one of these and are applying to care for the child OR if you care for an adult who is a spouse, partner, civil partner, or relative, or co-habits your abode.
Please note that this right to apply is voided if you are an agency worker, in the armed forces, or have exercised the right within the last 12 weeks. Your employer may also turn your application down if they have taken it seriously and have good business reasons for doing so.
