灵活工作委员会(Flexible Working Commission)日前公布,建议雇主作出明确的选择,安排灵活的工作时间。该报告建议扩展所有员工的要求灵活安排工作时间的权利,任何规则条例应尽可能清晰和简洁,明确雇主必须履行的义务,使用的语言应避免事后引起争议。委员会认为这种建立在全面了解业务灵活性基础上对工作场所作出的改变,扩大了实施灵活工作方式的范围,是英国企业的核心考虑。(E)
Flexible Working Commission urges extension of right to flexible working
(Sept. 20, 2012, UK, /HR Magazine/) Flexible Working Commission, released today, suggests there should be a clear option for employers to use trial periods for flexible work arrangements. The report recommends the extension to all employees of the right to request flexible working and that any regulation must be as clear and concise as possible, laying out the full extent of obligations employers must meet, using language that avoids debate around the process to be followed. The commission felt that such a fundamental change in workplaces, founded on a comprehensive understanding of the business case for flexibility, was central to expanding the scope and implementation of flexible working practices among UK businesses.