The government has announced its decision to proceed with the extension of the right to request flexible working. The right will become available to all employees from 2014, provided they have 26 weeks’ continuous service. The current statutory procedure will be replaced with a duty on employers to deal with requests reasonably, and a statutory code of practice will be issued to give guidance as to how this will work in practice. Guidance will also be issued on how employers should prioritise conflicting requests received from different employees.
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