FAQs

All items: Right to request flexible working

Can an employer use a trial period to test whether a proposed flexible working arrangement would work?

Updated to reflect that the time limit for responding to flexible working requests made on or after 6 April 2024 is reduced to two months.
What is the time limit within which an employer must respond to a request for flexible working?

Updated to reflect that the time limit for requests made on or after 6 April 2024 is reduced to two months.
Do grandparents have any right to paid or unpaid leave to spend time with their grandchildren?
Must an employee provide a reason when making a statutory request for flexible working?
What should an employer do if it receives more than one flexible working request and cannot accommodate them all?
If an employer agrees to a flexible working request, does it have to issue a new contract of employment to the employee?
What tribunal claims might an employee bring where the employer has failed to consider their request for flexible working?
Are agency workers eligible to make a statutory flexible working request?
Is an employee who is shortly to foster a child entitled to paid time off for this purpose?
What are the risks for an employer of refusing a request for flexible working from a male employee, when female employees' requests have previously been accepted?

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Frequently asked questions and answers on the right to request flexible working.