Legislation coming into effect will also allow workers to do jobs for multiple employers by removing exclusivity clause restrictions.
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Workers across the UK will soon be able to request flexible working from day one on the job, under new plans by the government. Under the legislation making its way through parliament, employees will no longer be required to wait 26 weeks before making a request forEmployers will be required to consult with workers and discuss alternative options before rejecting a request. The period of time within which employers must respond to a request has also reduced, down from three to two months.can include working altered hours, job sharing or working remotely.
Under the existing legal framework, employees must set out the effects of the requested flexible working arrangement to their bosses. But this is also to be removed by the proposed legislation. The move comes as the government responds to the making flexible working the default consultation, set up last year to reform flexible working regulations.
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