Flexible Working consultation, 26/08/08 [W/E/NI/S]

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) is consulting on amending and extending the right to request flexible working to parents of older children.

The consultation follows the UK Government’s announcement in November 2007 that the right to request flexible working would be extended to parents of older children, a right already available to those with parental responsibility for children under six (18 if disabled).

The UK Government intends to launch an awareness raising campaign to target groups with low knowledge or who are unaware of their right to request flexible working, like fathers and carers, in addition to raising awareness for businesses about how to make dealing with requests simpler.

The consultation document can be downloaded from the BERR website.