Right To Request Remote And Flexible Working Comes Into Operation Today

The Government has today brought the right to request remote and flexible work arrangements into operation, and the long-awaited Code of Practice for employers and employees on the right to request remote and flexible work arrangements has finally been published by the WRC. This means all employees now have the right to request remote working. Parents and carers also now have the right to request flexible working. Here's our summary of what Code of Practice says, and the key takeaways employers need to know.

Since the introduction of the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2023, several important new family related rights have been introduced. These include a right for employees who are carers or parents to five days' unpaid leave for medical care purposes and extending breastfeeding breaks (from six months to two years) which came into effect on 3 July 2023, and a right to five days paid domestic violence leave which commenced in November 2023.