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All in a Day's Work - Flexible Working Requests

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Show Notes

Alex Harper and Sam Gray from the Employment team at Herrington Carmichael are discussing flexible working. We’ll be looking at what a statutory request flexible working might look like from a legal perspective. As well as what the changes from 6 April 2024 look like for employers and employees when making or responding to those requests.

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