title: Flexible working requests and the law: a guide for district nurses.
abstract: Flexible working provides employees with the ability to make it easier to balance work and caring responsibilities. All qualifying employees, including those who are district nurses, have a right to request an adjustment to their working hours and work patterns. Where the request is refused an appeal can be made to an employment tribunal and further action can be considered on the grounds of discrimination.
authors.affiliation: School of Health Science, Swansea University. richard.griffith@swan.ac.uk
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: Cassam
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tengnah
mesh_terms: D002961:Civil Rights / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004648:Employee Grievances / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004651:Employment / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D016524:Parental Leave / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011287:Prejudice; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence