Flexible working: the changing landscape

This webinar will examine the law and practice relating to flexible working, and the changes which are expected in the near future.

Topics covered include:

• Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023
• Forthcoming legislation on flexible working in the Employment Rights Bill
• the requirements for a valid request
• What procedure must an employer adopt in dealing with any such requests? – Walsh v Network Rail
• What is “a reasonable manner” of handling such requests?
• The provisions of the Acas Code of Practice on flexible working
• The statutory reasons upon which an employer can base a refusal to accept a request
• What if the employer bases its refusal upon incorrect facts? – Commotion Ltd v Rutty; Singh v Pennine Care NHS
• How is a refusal to flexible working related to indirect discrimination? – Dobson v North Cumbria NHS
• What potential claims for indirect discrimination might there be if an employer refuses a request for flexible working?
• Guidance on dealing with the provisions of the proposed new law