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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
This guide sets out the differences between the law on flexible working in Scotland compared with the rest of Great Britain (England and Wales).
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- Date:
- 4 July 2025
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- Commentary and insights
While many employers acknowledge that flexible working already is the new default way of working, in line with the Government's ambitions for the modern workforce, creating arrangements that meet the needs of both businesses and employees remains a challenge.
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- Type:
- Quick reference
Updated to reflect an increase in the cap on a week's pay, with effect from 6 April 2025.
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- Date:
- 21 January 2025
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- Commentary and insights
In the second part of a new series delving into the details of the Employment Rights Act 2025, we look at the proposed changes to the right to make a flexible working request.
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- Date:
- 18 October 2024
- Type:
- Survey analysis
The first draft of the Employment Rights Bill was published on 10 October - just ahead of 100 days into the new Labour Government. We take an early look at how HR is reacting to the changes included in the Bill.
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- Type:
- Employment law cases
We look at four recent employment cases brought over the mishandling of flexible working requests, including two where the tribunal found the employee had been constructively dismissed.
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- Interactive flowcharts
Use this flowchart to ensure that, on receiving a flexible working request on or after 6 April 2024, you comply with the requirements set out in the law on the statutory right to request flexible working. This flowchart is an example of a legally compliant process. Where your organisation's own procedures go beyond the procedure set out in this flowchart, you should follow these.
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- How to
Updated to reflect that the statutory right to request flexible working is a day-one right from 6 April 2024.