Flexible Working April 2024
In this section
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Scope
- 3. Principles
- 4. Eligibility
- 5. The Statutory Right to Request a Predictable Working Pattern
- 6. Scope of the Request
- 7. Making an Application
- 8. The Procedure
- 9. Considering the Application
- 10. The Meeting
- 11. The Right to be Accompanied
- 12. Informing the Employee of the Outcome
- 13. Trial Periods
- 14. Business Grounds for Refusing a Request
- 15. Appeal
- 16. Informing the Employee of the Outcome
- 17. Declined Applications
- 18. Extension of Time Limits
- 19. Withdrawal of an Application
- 20. Ensuring Equality of Opportunity
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
5. The Statutory Right to Request a Predictable Working Pattern
Workers, i.e., have a separate statutory right to request a predictable working arrangement under the Employment Rights Act 1996. If you are a worker, you may make two statutory requests a predictable working arrangement within any 12-month period. Please see the Authority’s Policy on Handling Requests for a predictable Working Pattern.
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.
You may have only one live request either for flexible working or for a predictable working pattern with the Authority at any one time.
Once eligibility has been established an employee can make a request under this policy by completing attached form FW (A).