Recent Cases
Case details
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Client working full time but is paid part time
8 February 2010
We are acting in a test case about the way part-time workers are paid for extra hours they work. If successful, the case will play a big part in advancing gender equality in the workplace.
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Request to work from home denied
25 January 2010
Our client put in a flexible working request to work from home for 2 days a week on her return to work from maternity leave. This was so that she would be able to look after her baby from home, without rushing into full-time nursery. Although our client had worked from home in the past without any problems, and could continue to work from home in the same way, her boss refused because he was worried that allowing her request might set a precedent for other staff, who might also want to work flexibly.
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Flexible working request denied at work after birth of baby
25 January 2010
While on maternity leave, our client had asked her employer if she could return to work on reduced hours on her return. She wanted to change from a full-time 5-day week, to a 4-day week arrangement. She also wanted to change her hours to help her collect her child from nursery. Our client's flexible working request had been refused by her employer, at which point she sought our advice.
