The right to request flexible working briefing

Date: 20 July 2009

The right to request flexible working briefing

Parents have a legal right to ask their employer for changes in their working arrangements. Carers of adults now also have the right to request flexible working.

Usdaw members who are parents or carers may want to use this new right to help them find positive solutions to the problems of juggling work with caring for children or adults.

Under the new right, eligible parents and carers will have the right to ask for a change to one of the following:

• The hours they work.
• The times of day or night that they work.
• To work from home.

Employers will be under a legal duty to seriously consider requests.

For further information and guidance, download our PDF on Flexible Working.

The right to request flexible working was correct at date of publication July 2009.

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