Expert Witness: How far is flexible?

Do some employees have rights to flexible and part-time working?

Summary:

What rights do workers have to ask for – and to expect – flexible working? Diana Kloss explains.

MOST families have situations from time to time where the demands of a job conflict with caring responsibilities, and in recent years legislation has given employees limited rights to request that their employer makes some accommodation to reflect these needs. This article…      

Diana Kloss is a barrister, former part-time employment judge, Acas arbitrator and author.

Author: Kloss D

Tags case law disability discrimination employment law equality act flexible working gender legislation oh policies

Occupational Health at Work June/July 2014 (vol. 11/1) pp37-38

Download full article