The government wants to postpone the adoption of the extension of the law on flexible work to help companies bear the shock of the economic recession. The plan to extend maternity leave from 39 to 52 weeks is also in the hot seat. Unions and several organizations vividly protested against these propositions, presented by Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. (Ref. 080817)
The consultation on the
right to flexitime which should apply to parents of children under 16 (instead
of 6 currently) from April 2009 will end on November 18. Yet, a spokesman from
the Department for Business and
Regulatory Reform told MPs that “in the changed economic conditions we
look afresh at the costs and benefits of new regulations.”
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