Flexible Working

The rules on employees’ right to request flexible working are changing from April 2024, including making this entitlement a day one right, allowing employees to make two such requests in a year (rather than one), and reducing the timeframe for employers to respond to such requests from three months to two. 

Make UK can support you in implementing the necessary changes, starting with the following: 

Updated flexible working policy and guidance notes 

We can provide the following updated flexible working documents for you to tailor and implement within your business: 

• Policy - flexible working (and application form) 
• Drafting guidance: Policy – flexible working (and application form) 
• Form - application for flexible working 
• Form - impact assessment: flexible working request 
• How to - handle a statutory flexible working request 

This pack of essential flexible working template documents has been drafted by our employment lawyers to provide an easily accessible set of compliant template documentation needed to meet the requirements of the forthcoming changes. 

Make UK subscribers can access these updated documents free of charge here.   

If you are not a Make UK subscriber, you can purchase the document pack online, by completing the form below. Alternatively, you can contact us for further support on this topic or to purchase the documents. Please click here for information on other ways we can help your business.