Policy into practice: Parents are entitled to flexible working
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Opinion
- Tuesday, May 27, 2008 | CYP Now
Many will have welcomed the government's recent announcement of its plans to extend the right to request flexible working to all parents with children under 16. Combining the often competing demands of work and family life can be a struggle. There are currently three million parents of children under 16 in low-level jobs or not working, which suggests an urgent need to provide more suitable work options.