Labour Pledges Flexible Working Rights

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Legal right to work from home will boost productivity, says Labour

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Jonathan Reynolds says flexible working will make staff more loyal and productive.

Business secretary says it is “bizarre’ that one of his Tory predecessors, Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg , had been “declaring war on people working from home’s.

He stressed there were “real economic benefits” to more flexible working and a default right to switch off.

“There are times when it is absolutely necessary, it’s legitimate to need the workforce in the office,” he said. “We want the default to be that people have access to flexible working, but that doesn’t mean that everyone will just work from home.” Reynolds likewise insisted he would not “compel every workforce” to allow working from home or insist on a compressed four-day working week. “There is genuinely nothing to worry about for any business in this area,” he said..

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