Acas Publishes Draft Code of Practice On Requests For Flexible Working

With the new Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 providing workers with a day 1 right to request flexible working when it comes into force on the 6th April 2024, Acas has now published a Draft Code of Practice on requests for flexible working. At the same, they have also released the findings of a new survey which reveals that the number of staff working from home has increased within 30% of employers over the last year, whilst it has gone down in just 13%. There has been no change in 54% of employers.