Flexible Working Survey Reassures UK Companies

In a YouGov survey of over 2,000 parents currently working full-time, 17 per cent said they would definitely be making a flexible working request following the legislation, while 22 per cent were unsure. While the majority (61 per cent) intended to remain working full-time, the survey will make interesting reading for employers apprehensive about the number of requests set to come in.

Parents of children aged up to 16 now have the right to request flexible working, since the law was changed on April 6.

This previously applied to parents of children aged up to six, so 4.5 million parents have been encompassed by the change.

The survey was commissioned by workplace consultancy Croner, which argues that the finding should reassure bosses.

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