Millions of British workers will have more flexibility over where and when they work as the Flexible Working Bill achieves Royal Assent.

• Millions of British workers will have more flexibility over where and when they work as the Flexible Working Bill achieves Royal Assent.
• Workers will have the right to request flexible working from day one of a new job, with employers required to consider any requests and provide a reason before rejection.
• Follows a wave of wins for workers after a record National Minimum Wage uplift and boosts to employment protections for parents and unpaid carers.

Employees across the UK will be given even more flexibility over where and when they work, as the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill receives Royal Assent.

Delivering on a 2019 Manifesto commitment to encourage flexible working, the Act will require employers to consider and discuss any requests made by their employee - who will have the right to two requests a year - within two months of a request, down from three.

Flexible working is a broad term and can relate to working hours or pattern including part-time, term-time, flexi-time, compressed hours, or adjusting start and finish times. It can also include flexibility over where someone works, whether that be from home or a satellite office shortening their commute.

As well as clear benefits to workers, the measures are also good for British business. Research has shown companies that embrace flexible working can attract more...

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