Noticeboard

Have you got news? Share it here!

APPLY FOR GRANTS

individuals & organisations >

DOCUMENTS

download pdf resources >

GET IN TOUCH

we're happy to help >

 Committed to Excellence logo EVOC is a Investor in People

Flexible Working

« Back to Resources

Flexible working arrangements include job sharing, part-time working; career breaks or working from home.

Anyone can ask their employer for flexible work arrangements, but the law provides some employees with the statutory right to request a flexible working pattern. These employees must have worked with you as their employer for at least the last 26 weeks and:-

  • have or expect to have parental responsibility of a child aged under 17
  • have or expect to have parental responsibility of a disabled child under 18 who receives Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
  • are a carer who cares, or expects to be caring, for an adult who is a spouse, partner, civil partner or relative; or who although not related to you, lives at the same address as you

Employers can reasonably decline an application for flexible working where there is a legitimate business ground, but the law requires that an employer follows a particular process to consider flexible working requests. This means that your committee or Board has a legal requirement to consider the request and to weigh up the impact of the request on the rest of the team and on service delivery.

Contact the Community Toolkit Editor

Conditions of Use
Last Updated 14/10/2011 15:18

_uacct = “UA-829849-2″;urchinTracker();

Contact the Community Toolkit Editor

Conditions of Use
Last Updated 14/10/2011 15:18

_uacct = “UA-829849-2″;urchinTracker();

« Back to Resources