In our recent Legal Development Alert, we highlighted the Government’s intention to extend the right to request flexible working to all employees with 26 weeks' service from 6 April 2014. However, the implementing legislation is set out in the Children and Families Bill and it has emerged that House of Commons has subsequently agreed to a revised target date of 21 March 2014 for the Bill to receive Royal Assent. BIS has now confirmed to a number of different sources that the implementation of the new flexible working provisions, originally intended for 6 April 2014, will be delayed and that the Government will look to implement the extension at an appropriate date as soon as possible this year.

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