New workers can request flexible hours

Published date06 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
From today, employees will have the legal right to request flexible working from their first day in a new job

Previously it only applied if someone had worked for their employer for 26 weeks or more.

Peter Cheese, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), said: "This new day one right stands to benefit millions of people, helping them to balance their work and life commitments and give them more say and more opportunity in where and how they work.

"Flexibility around time, scheduling and place of work can be transformative in opening up opportunities for people to get into and stay in work, especially those who have health conditions, caring...

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