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UK Labour party argue to make flexible working the default
Labour party has said workers should be given the "right to switch off" when they are at home, and they also should have the right to flexible practices such as working from home.
The Labour insisted that homes shouldn't become "24/7 offices. This would allow people to spend more time with their families instead of commuting.
Although "The 2019 manifesto contains a clear commitment to consulting on making flexible working the default, unless employers have good reasons not to," a spokesperson said, but The government says it has no plans to introduce a legal right to work from home.
According to BBC, at the beginning of the pandemic, the government asked people to work from home if they could, and that guidance is still in place, despite the lifting of other restrictions.
However attention is now turning to what will happen when all Covid limits are removed.
An employee can currently ask to continue working from home but the employer does not have to agree to that request.
Some companies have found home working more effective and that reducing office space can save money.
A BBC survey conducted earlier this year found that almost all 50 of the UK's biggest employers did not plan to bring staff back to the office full-time.
While other business, such as cafes in city centres, have suffered from the lower number of office workers.
There are some boundaries limit the possibility of making flexible working the default. "Flexible has to actually mean flexible", says Prospect general secretary Mike Clancyunion whose union supported flexible working, adding that flexible doesn't means to "simply moving work from the office to home with the same long hours, 'always on' culture."
"The challenge as we exit the pandemic is to make sure we build on the flexibility workers want and reset the boundaries between home and work life."
BBC reported that earlier this week, Downing Street denied press reports it had plans to introduce a legal right to work from home.
The prime minister's official spokesman said that there were "significant benefits" to be gained from people working in the office and that it would set out its position "in due course". Labour party
Source: BBC
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