Flexible working - your right to have a say in the hours you work (Leaflet 346)

Date: 22 October 2009

Flexible working - your right to have a say in the hours you work

Juggling the demands of work with raising a family is not easy at the best of times. This leaflet tells you about your right to have a say in the hours you work.

If you want to change your hours

• The number of hours you work
• The times of day or night that you work

To qualify you must:

• Have worked for your employer for 26 weeks
• Have a child under the age of 17, or a disabled child under the age of 18
• The change you want must be connected to caring for your child
• From April 2009, the right to request flexible working will be extended to parents of children aged up to 16 years old.

The right to request flexible working applies equally to men and women, same sex couples, adoptive parents and foster parents.

Don't forget, Usdaw has negotiated agreements with many employers to provide enhanced family friendly entitlements over and above the statutory minimum. Check with your employer or your local union rep to see what you are entitled to.

For more detailed information and an application form call the Usdaw helpline 0845 6060640 (calls charged at local rate) or e-mail: parentsandcarers@usdaw.org.uk.

To join or find out more about Usdaw: Call 0845 6060640 (calls charged at local rate), or use our join online form. For more information about Usdaw and our campaigns, please contact your union rep or your nearest Usdaw office. Telephone: 0845 6060640 (calls charged at local rate) or e-mail: parentsandcarers@usdaw.org.uk.

Flexible working - your right to have a say in the hours you work (Leaflet 346) was correct at date of publication October 2009.

Download File:
Flexible working - your right to have a say in the hours you work [ pdf ]

If you do not have the software to download this attachment you can download it here.
This is a large document - which may take some time to display.
If you have problems viewing it, you can 'download' this file by 'right-clicking' the link, and saving the document to your desktop. Then, open the saved document in the normal manner.
[ Get a player/reader for this file here ]

 Printer Friendly Page

 Email to a Friend

© 2003 (USDAW) Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
This page: http://www.usdaw.org.uk/equality/resource_library/1109773615_11028.html
Last Modified: Tuesday, 08-Dec-2009 20:29:25 EST