Until now reserved for parents of children under six years old, the right to ask for the flexibility of their job was extended on April 6 to employees who are responsible for dependent person. Whereas claims are already being heard to ask for an even broader extension of this right, and even to generalize it to all employees, the Chamber of Commerce published a study according to which British companies already provide much flexibility. (Ref. 070397)
A deputy from the liberal-democratic party presented to the Parliament a bill asking for the extension of the right to flexible work to all parents of children under 18. As for the union confederation TUC, it invited the government to generalize the right to flexible work, given the “positive impact it can have on people, families and the society in general”. However, the Chamber of Commerce (BCC), which recently published – in April – its report on this topic (Life and Work: how economy consti
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