A Bill to give workers the right to flexible working from the first day of employment except in exceptional circumstances; to require employers to offer flexible working arrangements in employment contracts and advertise the available types of such flexibility in vacancy notices; and for connected purposes.
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The Flexible Working Bill would give every worker the right to flexible working from the first day of employment, with exceptional circumstances as the only limit. It would also require employers to offer flexible working arrangements in employment contracts and to advertise the available types of flexible working in vacancy notices.
The bill is currently at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons. It has progressed from the 1st Reading and is awaiting further stages.
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6 May 2022
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
