Predictable Working Pattern Policy
In this section
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Scope
- 3. Eligibility
- 4. The number of statutory requests allowed
- 5. The statutory right to request flexible working for employees
- 6. Making a predictable working pattern application
- 7. Considering a request for a predictable working pattern
- 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
5. The statutory right to request flexible working for employees
Employees (not casual workers) have a separate statutory right to request flexible working under the Employment Rights Act 1996. If you are an employee, you may make two statutory requests for flexible working within any 12-month period. Please see the Authority’s Policy on Flexible Working.
If as an employee you make a statutory request for flexible working and the purpose of that request is to have a more predictable working pattern, it will count as both:
- one of your two statutory requests for flexible working.
- one of your two statutory requests for a predictable working pattern (see paragraph above).
You may have only one live request either for flexible working or for a predictable working pattern with the Authority at any one time.