Predictable Working Pattern Policy
In this section
- 8. Meeting to discuss a request
- 9. Communicating a decision about a request
- 10. Handling an appeal
- 11. Allowing a worker to be accompanied
- 12. Deciding requests within the statutory one-month decision making period
- 13. Deciding requests where the worker’s contract ends during the statutory one-month decision making period
- 14. Ensuring equality of opportunity
3. Eligibility
To make a statutory request, you must have worked for the Authority at least once in the month in the period before the 26 weeks leading up to the day of the request.
A fixed-term contract of employment for 12 months or less is one type of working pattern which lacks predictability. In this case, you may make a statutory request to your manager to have a longer fixed-term contract, or a permanent contract, provided all the criteria above apply.
A statutory request must be in writing, and you must include:
- the date of the request.
- a statement that it is a statutory request for a predictable working pattern.
- the change you are seeking to your working pattern.
- the date on which you would like the change to come into effect.
- when you have made a previous request to any manager within the Authority for a predictable working pattern.
If you are an employee, your request should also state:
- when you have made a previous request to any manager within the Authority for flexible working.