{"id":14868,"date":"2026-02-05T13:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=14868"},"modified":"2026-03-13T17:01:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T17:01:20","slug":"right-to-request-flexible-working","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/hr-strategy\/flexible-working\/right-to-request-flexible-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to request flexible working"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b5fc8583 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex 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on requests for flexible working<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Rejection of flexible working application<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Withdrawal of flexible working application<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Detrimental treatment related to flexible working request<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Dismissal related to flexible working request<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Remedies and penalties\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Discrimination<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Breach of statutory flexible working request procedure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Referral to Acas Arbitration Scheme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Future developments\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Reforms to flexible working<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to see more?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">For full access to <strong>Right to request flexible working<\/strong>, sign up to a HR and Compliance Centre subscription 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Easy to adapt for your organisation\u2019s flexible working &#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource\" style=\"background-color: #E9E7E4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/hr-strategy\/flexible-working\/right-to-request-flexible-working\/\"><div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__resource_image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/22133704\/coworkers-walking-up-office-stairs.webp);\"><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__inner_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__categories\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lnrs-resource-hub-widget__category\">Employment law guide<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\" style=\"color: #00728B\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/hr-strategy\/flexible-working\/right-to-request-flexible-working\/\">Right to request flexible working<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #000000\">Explains the statutory right to request flexible working, including eligibility, how requests should be made, how employers must &#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fcdab8bb wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.383), 28px);\">About the author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-658170e2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized has-custom-border is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"148\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/03\/05210433\/broadbent_jo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15691\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:500px;border-top-right-radius:500px;border-bottom-left-radius:500px;border-bottom-right-radius:500px;object-fit:cover;width:100px;height:100px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Jo Broadbent<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Counsel Knowledge Lawyer, Hogan Lovells<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Jo Broadbent is a counsel knowledge lawyer in the employment team at law firm&nbsp;Hogan Lovells. 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