Flexible working rights to be extended to more parents

The Government has promised to extend the right to ask for flexible working hours to parents of older children.

Currently parents can ask employers for flexible hours if they have children under six, or if they are disabled, but UK firms have been lagging behind their European counterparts in this regard.

In the Queen's Speech, the Government promised to "bring forward proposals to help people achieve a better balance between work and family life". After the Queen's Speech Cabine... (230 more words)

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