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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.
Flexible working is a way of working that suits an employee’s needs, for…
There are different ways of working flexibly. Job sharing Two people do…
Employees can apply for flexible working from their first day in a job.…
Employers must consider flexible working requests in a ‘reasonable…
Employees no longer have a statutory right to an appeal but may still be…
Working time directive and maximum weekly working hours including how to calculate your weekly working hours and working time limits if you're a young worker.
You cannot work more than 48 hours a week on average - normally averaged…
Average working hours are calculated over a ‘reference’ period, normally…
You can choose to work more than 48 hours a week on average if you’re over…
We are now implementing the recommendations of the Keep Britain Working independent review of the role of employers in health and disability, published 5 November 2025. This page brings together information about the review and progress since publication.
Where you can work, your rights, healthcare, tax and National Insurance payments.
The rules for working on Sundays, opt in, opt out arrangements, rules for shop and betting shop workers
The rules on working hours - hour and limits, rests, health assessments and terms and conditions
September 2026 update on implementing the independent review of employers' role in tackling health based economic inactivity and promoting healthy and inclusive workplaces to change outcomes, improve lives and drive growth.
Lays-offs and short-time working - pay, rights, temporary lay-off, redundancy, taking on extra work, claiming Jobseeker's Allowance, short-time regulations and payments
Includes holidays, finding a job and redundancy
How you'll be paid, what you’ll be paid, and how to check your pay when you’re employed by an umbrella company as a temporary worker.
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