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The manager's guide to the 2027 flexible working reasonableness test
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The manager's guide to the 2027 flexible working reasonableness test
Refusing a flexible working request is about to require more than citing a reason. What the reasonableness test adds, what is confirmed, and how to prepare your refusal practice now.
What you will learn
- Where refusals stand today
- What the Employment Rights Act 2025 adds
- What a refusal will need to state
- Is a written explanation required?
- What's confirmed on timing
Written by Elodie Cosette, Head of Insights
Written for managers,
not lawyers.
Inside the guide
11 short chapters
Read it in one sitting, or jump to the part you need today.
01Where refusals stand today
02What the Employment Rights Act 2025 adds
03What a refusal will need to state
04Is a written explanation required?
05What's confirmed on timing
06What is genuinely still unsettled
07Document the real reasoning, not just the category
08Apply the same standard consistently
09Review your past refusal practice
10Getting ready for 2027: the essentials
11How Jamie HR helps
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