Sign up for the latest from M.E.N. political editor Jennifer Williams Workers could be able to put in a request to work from home from their first day in a job under new plans expected to be announced this week.
New laws around flexible working, which were first put forward before the pandemic, will be confirmed this week, The Times has reported.
Under current rules, employees have to accrue 26 weeks – or half a year – of continuous service before they have a legal right to request flexible working. READ MORE: GMB viewers scold Richard Madeley for 'disgusting' habit Employers are then able to decline requests for flexible working on business grounds.
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