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Employment Rights
05 December 2022
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
At a Glance
Issue Summary
The government has published its response to a consultation on flexible working, outlining plans to legislate and take non-legislative actions to support flexible working arrangements.
Action Requested
The Government will legislate through secondary legislation for one measure and primary legislation for others. They are supporting the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill introduced by Yasmin Qureshi MP. Additionally, they commit to developing guidance on making and administering temporary requests and launching a call for evidence to understand informal flexible working practices better.
Key Facts
- The current right to request flexible working supports employees with 26 weeks continuous service.
- The government consulted in 2021 on changes to the right to request flexible working.
- The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill was introduced by Yasmin Qureshi MP.
- Offering flexible working can attract up to 30% more applicants to job vacancies.
- Flexible working can reduce vacancy costs, increase skill retention, enhance business performance, and reduce staff absenteeism rates.
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