The law will increase the productivity and motivational factors in employees. Various reasons which an employer can give to refuse flexible working includes planned structural changes, inability to recruit additional staff and additi...
THE law on flexible working changes on June 30, 2014, when it isbeing extended to all employees...Mooney, Peter
The basis for a law which restricts working to 48 hours per week, when averaged over a three month period, is explored for its efficacy in a changing work environment. When written, this law focussed on a manufacturing oriented workforce. As workers and workplaces have evolved, the law has...
In the U.K., employers are required by law to consider any request for flexible working, so long as the staff member making the request has been with the organization for 26 weeks or more. Employers don't have to grant the request, but do have to show that they've considered it fairl...
TheEmployment Relations (Flexible Working) Actreceived Royal Assent on 20 July. It paves the way for the following changes (all of which will require a commencement order before being brought into effect): Employees will be able to make two statutory requests in any 12-month perio...
It was stated that there is no automatic right to work flexibly, and the law aims to strike a balance between the employer and employee. The usual changes, when considering flexible working are variation of times of work, changes to hours of work and changes to place of work. Certain ...
Fergal Dowling, a partner and head of employment Saw at the Birmingham offices of national law firm Irwin Mitchell, discusses the now-not-so-attractive com... Fergal,Dowling - 《Heating & Ventilating Review》 被引量: 0发表: 2008年 The Future of Flexible Working; Fergal Dowling, Employment Pa...
Compared to traditional working methods, flexible working approaches offer greater flexibility, sustainability, and convenience and will bring about significant changes. In addition, the COVID-19 outbreak has given impetus to using digital technology for flexible working [1]. Businesses have widely used...
3. Government initiatives and legislative changes Around the world, governments are increasingly acknowledging the importance of workplace flexibility, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. Several countries are pushing for legislative changes to support remote and flexible work: ...
Flexible work hours, referred to as “flexing”, are temporary changes in an employee's regular work schedule in order to adjust for an unplanned, short-notice, or sporadic event, such as doctor’s appointments, children’s events or traffic accidents. ...