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Employees More Aware of Flexible Working

Two years ago in April 2003, legislation was introduced imposing a duty on employers to seriously consider parentsâ requests for flexible working and only turn them down if there are sound business reasons for doing so.

New statistics recently released by the Department of Trade and Industry show that nearly 65% of the UK workforce is now aware of the right to request flexible working as against 41% in 2003.

More specifically the DTI survey found that employers accept around 81% of requests for flexible working and that the most requested flexible working patterns are perhaps not surprisingly part-time and flexi-time.

Employers should always remember that they need to take all such requests seriously and deal with them according to the law.

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