'Workers should have right to request flexible working from first day in job'

By Greg Wright
Published 1st Feb 2021, 04:15 BST
The CIPD called for a change in law to make the right to request flexible working a day-one right for all employees.The CIPD called for a change in law to make the right to request flexible working a day-one right for all employees.
The CIPD called for a change in law to make the right to request flexible working a day-one right for all employees.
A campaign is being launched to give people the right to request flexible working from the first day in a job, after research suggested divisions in how employees are treated.

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) said the shift to working at home because of the coronavirus crisis has exposed a lack of flexible working opportunities for some.

Its survey of more than 2,000 workers found almost half do not have flexible working arrangements such as flexi-time, part-time working, compressed hours or job shares.

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The CIPD called for a change in law to make the right to request flexible working a day-one right for all employees.