Flexible Working

Expected 2027

The legislation will require any refusal of a flexible working request to be reasonable, but the eight statutory reasons for refusing a request will remain the same.

An employer must also explain in writing what the ground for any refusal is and why their refusal is reasonable.

This may seem like a minor tweak but it is not clear yet, what ‘reasonable’ means. We anticipate that there will be a revised  Acas Code of Practice in due course.