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27/08/2008
Businesses told they have 'sufficient time' to implement reforms to flexible working hours |
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New plans released by the government will give employees with children up to 16 years of age the right to flexible working hours.
Employers had requested additional time to handle the changes as they argued that the economic downturn meant it was not a good time to be implementing such policies.
Their pleas were rejected by the government yesterday (August 26th) claiming that they would have "sufficient time" to cope, the Financial Times reported.
David Frost, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, said: "The government has to have an understanding of the - climate that we're in - let's see how the labour market pans out over the next year and then look at it."
The changes could affect an additional 4.5 million employees in the UK and David Yeandle, head of employment policy at the EEF manufacturers' body, told the Financial Times that the move would simply be "adding more burdens on business".
Employment relations minister, Pat McFadden, said that the government would be helping businesses to reduce the paperwork involved in implementing flexible working hours for staff. |
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