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HR Update: How flexible are you?

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Often when staff are returning to work after maternity leave they want to return part-time or alter their hours of work to enable them to look after their children. Jacqui Mann gives advice

Nursery owners must consider an employee's request according to the correct procedure.

Employees have a statutory right to apply for flexible working, but they must meet the following criteria:

Be either:

Changes that can be applied for

Eligible employees can request to:

Making an application

The statutory right places a legal duty on employers to consider all applications and a process must be followed.

The employer must hold a meeting to consider the request within 28 days after the date of application is received. An employee is entitled to have another employee from the nursery with them at the meeting, and must receive the employer's response within 14 days after the meeting.

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