The CBI and the EEF have published reports urging the Government to consider non-regulatory approaches before any additional legislation is introduced in the employment domain.
Currently the Government is consulting on ‘Modern Workplaces’, which includes the right to request flexible working to all employees. The EEF has published a report, ‘Flexibility in the Modern Manufacturing Workplace’ which highlights the growing need for flexibility and recommends a pause in employment regulation, with non-regulatory approaches being considered first before additional legislation is introduced. The CBI has also produced a report, ‘Thinking Positive: the 21st century employment relationship’, highlighting that the employment relationship has changed and become more flexible, and that the Government needs to embed this flexibility in its approach in the future by setting out suggested processes in more flexible guidance or codes of practice.
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