Flexible Working

Latest Best Practice for Employers and Employees

Publication Date	March 2001
Publisher	Thorogood Publishing
Product Type	Book
Pages	73
ISBN Number	1 85418 306 0
Product Code	TGD00007

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Summary

Recent research shows that far too many individuals, as well as firms, are unaware of flexible working rights. How employers and employees deal with them is of crucial - and increasing - importance to both.

But there is very little published material available apart from statistics and official reports.

This specially commissioned report clarifies the law, sets out the rights of employer and employee and offers valuable practical advice on best practice.

Written by Audrey Williams, Partner in the Employment team at Eversheds, the report contains a wealth of case studies illustrating the most recent decisions in critical new areas, many as yet not tried and tested.

It also explains how flexible working rights interact with The Sex Discrimination Act and The Disability Discrimination Act. There have been several cases where employees have based their case on a mixture of flexibility and discrimination.

This report can help you with:

1. Retention of staff and knowledge
2. Saving of recruitment costs
3. Saving on training costs - and time
4. Less absenteeism
5. Improved employee satisfaction and motivation
6. Increased productivity and profits

Content

Introduction - Background to Flexible Working Rights
- Suite of Rights
- Why was it Implemented?
- Demographic Changes
- The Business Case
- The European Perspective
- Moving Forward
Statutory Flexible Working Rights
- Who is Eligible?
- Parents/Carers of Children
- What can be Requested?
- Form of Request
- Incomplete Applications/Outstanding Information
- The Procedural Obligations
- Incomplete Applications
- Meeting and Response
- Right to be Accompanied
- Unavailability of Companion
- The Companion's Rights
- Unavailability of the Employer
- The Meeting
- Responding to the Request
- Right to Appeal
- Failure to Attend
- Extending the Timetable - Generally
- Grounds for Refusal
- Complaints and Remedies
Practical Issues and Common Concerns
- Refusing a Request
- Granting a Request/Any Conditions
- Proposing an Alternative
- Anticipatory Requests for Flexible Working
- Consequential Changes to the Contract: Salary and Bene?ts
- Protection from Detriment and Dismissal
- Particular Flexible Working Patterns
- What Types of Flexible Working can be Requested?
- Annualised Hours
- Home Working
- IDS Study on Home Working
- Part-time/Job Share/Compressed Hours - Rest Breaks
- Term Time Working
- Further Information
Other Flexible Working Rights
- Cases
- Other Rights - Sex Discrimination
- Why a Discrimination Claim?
- Sex Discrimination Remedies
- Other Forms of Discrimination
- Disability Discrimination
- Age Discrimination
Best Practice - Key Recommendations
- Reviewing Existing Policies and Procedures and Introducing New
- Work Patterns
- Attitudes and Behaviour
- The Policy Itself
Future Changes
- Just a Family Thing?
- Conclusion
Appendices
- Appendix A
- Flexible Working Application Form
- Appendix B
- Summary Flowchart of Process