Flexible Working Policy

This flexible working policy outlines the right of eligible employees, both male and female, to request flexible working arrangements in order to care for a child or an adult.

The law gives some employees - those with parental responsibility for a child and carers of certain adults - the right to request a flexible working pattern and places a duty on employers to consider such requests seriously. Those with "parental responsibility" include biological parents, legal guardians, adoptive and foster parents and those who hold a residence order in respect of a child.

From 6 April 2009 eligibility for requesting flexible working was extended to employees with a parental responsibility for a child aged 16 and under. The policy reflects this change.

The flexible working policy is suitable for use in England, Wales and Scotland and covers the following:

• definition of flexible working
• who can apply
• how to apply
• how employer should respond
• appeals
• grounds for refusal.

As well as the flexible woking policy document this package of documents also includes:

• flexible working application form
• flexible working acknowledgement letter.

This package is available individually or as part of an Employment Annual Subscription, Business Annual Subscription or Full Annual Subscription - giving you access to wide range of documents, packages and forms for a single annual fee.

You can view a sample of the flexible working policy document here.

The price of this package of documents is £11.28 (Word Document) or £16.92 (Word Template) including VAT.

How to order

Choose the format of your Flexible Working Package: Word Document (.doc) or Word Template (.dot)