Thread: Staff to gain right to request flexible working from first day
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Old 03-10-2021, 17:12   #47
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Re: Staff to gain right to request flexible working from first day
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Originally Posted by Hugh View Post
Can I ask - how long ago did you work in HR, and how big was the company/department?
Six years ago, and we were serving 3,000 staff.

Before the bureaucratic legislation requiring us to introduce a procedure, if a member of staff wanted to request a change, they simply asked us or their manager, and if it was agreed, we would issue a letter confirming the arrangement.

But then in came legislation which basically required us to write a policy and have the employee put the request in writing, and management had to respond in writing within 7 days I think it was, and only then did we issue the variation to contract letter.

What a palaver for such a straight forward request.

Heaven help us if they decide a procedure is needed to request time off to go to the loo.
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