Do I have the right to ask for flexible working hours?

You may have a statutory (legal) right to ask your employer if you can work flexibly. This may mean changing your hours or working from home. Your right to make this request will depend on how long you have been working at your company (in the majority of cases, the minimum for making a request is 26 weeks). Your employer must give serious consideration to your request but they can refuse if there are good business reasons for doing so. Visit the government’s website to find out more about flexible working.

Visit the government’s website to find out more about flexible working

Remember that there is nothing stopping you from talking to your employer informally. For example, if you do not have 26 weeks’ service. This may also be appropriate if you need a temporary change to your role.