While the origins of flexible working are probably in the early 1900s when Henry Ford introduced the five-day week, it wasn’t until 2003 that the UK’s Government introduced Flexible Working Regulations.
Roll forward 20 years and many nurseries are flexible workplaces with full-time, part-time, compressed and casual workers.
However, it is increasingly difficult for employers to balance the wishes of employees with the needs of the organisation. We are afraid it is about to get harder.
Currently any employee with 26 weeks’ service can request flexible working once every 12 months.
These requests can be to decrease or increase hours, reduce days, change start and finish times, and even change the place of work.
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