There is no doubt that enforced working from home
('WFH') during the early stages of the pandemic has
accelerated changes in the way we work. Partly motivated by the
initial response to lockdown measures, partly by a need to
accommodate individual circumstances, employers and employees have
had to adapt to changes in where, how and when work is done.
Both Guernsey and Jersey have been fortunate in that employees
have been able to return to workplaces that are relatively Covid-19
secure since lockdown measures were eased, but the legacy of WFH
has led many employees to ask for temporary flexible working
arrangements to be formalised.
Whilst in Jersey every employee has the statutory right to
request flexible working in the form of a change to their
contractual working hours, times of work or place of work, in
Guernsey there is currently no equivalent right. However, the
concept of flexible working was approved by Guernsey's
government as part of the Longer Working
