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Requesting flexible working, how to make an application, what business reasons an employer can give to reject an application and how to appeal.

• Overview

  Flexible working is a way of working that suits an employee’s needs, for…

• Types of flexible working

  There are different ways of working flexibly. Job sharing Two people do…

• Applying for flexible working

  Employees can apply for flexible working from their first day in a job.…

• After the application

  Employers must consider flexible working requests in a ‘reasonable…

• Appeals

  Employees no longer have a statutory right to an appeal but may still be…

Resources, including guidance and case studies, to help to promote flexible working in schools.

• Updated: 27 June 2023

• Updated: 28 April 2023

Innovation can differ in its degree of radicalness and can take various forms

• Updated: 16 March 2018

Help to implement flexible working including a toolkit of resources, webinar training and support from flexible working ambassador multi-academy trusts and schools.

• Updated: 8 April 2024

Lack of insurance is a constraint for small firms but a financial product that increases repayment flexibility can be an effective tool for enabling enterprise growth

• Updated: 5 March 2021

Guidance on Flexible Service for the armed forces.

• Updated: 28 April 2023

This is an information sheet produced for the House of Lords summarising the policy background to the Bill.

• Updated: 7 September 2017

The framework is a self assessment mechanism that allows organisations to measure and monitor their progress on sustainable procurement over time.

• Updated: 28 March 2011

Check the tariff classification for a flexible article made of cellular plastics in the shape of a hollow tube.

• Updated: 22 March 2022