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Flexible work 'welcome by many parents'

Many working parents would welcome the opportunity to take on some flexible work, one jobs expert has said.

According to Work Wise UK, a not-for-profit initiative which encourages the widespread adoption of smarter working practices, those with children under 16 may want to make use of the option to work from home.

Working mum Fiona Phillips recently quite her job as the anchor of ITV’s morning show GMTV, which required her to get into the office at the crack of dawn.

In a statement, she said: “I love the job but I've got other responsibilities - the children, a home life and an elderly dad who needs me - and I've recognised that I can't have it all.”

However, Phillips has continued with odd jobs since leaving the show. It seems that she wanted to scale back her work load to hours which would be more conducive to her home life.

The government has introduced new regulations, which it hopes will make it easier for women to make these kinds of lifestyle choices in the future.

Regulations now give parents the right to request to work from home, meaning that an additional 4.5 million will be able to request flexible working hours, on top of the two million people currently eligible.

However, employers can still reject the application if there is a good business reason to do so.

Phil Flaxton, chief executive of Work Wise UK, said: "Generally the way we manage people in the UK [has] got to change.”

He explained that the widespread availability of broadband, mobile technology and better access to computers has made remote working options much more viable.

“Going to a place of work Monday to Friday, nine to five, for many is less relevant.

“Whether you're working from home or whether you're working from a coffee shop or whether you're working from the train or a clients' office or a remote office is immaterial. We've now got the technology to work pretty much 24/7.”

To qualify to benefit from the new flexible working regulations, employees will have to meet certain criteria. For example, they must not be employed through an agency, must have worked continuously for at least 26 weeks on the date they make their request and not have made another statutory request during the past 12 months.

Furthermore, they must also be the mother, father, adopter, guardian, special guardian, foster parent or private foster carer of the child or a person who has been granted a residence order in respect of a child.