The government has instructed the Department for Business and Trade to explore introducing new employee rights, which could include the option for employees to request to work a four-day week as opposed to five.
Though many businesses were ‘petrified’ about the news, the decision would be at the discretion of the employer, partner Nicholas Le Riche explains.
Commenting in Personnel Today, Lad Bible and HR Grapevine, Nicholas Le Riche states:
‘I wouldn’t expect employers to be ‘petrified’ by these proposals given that working compressed hours is not unusual and businesses are now well accustomed to dealing with flexible working requests. However, what employers will want is clarity on their ability to refuse these types of requests and how tough it will be to show that compressed working isn’t feasible’
The full articles are available to read on the Personnel Today, Lad Bible and HR Grapevine websites.
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