Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 3198
A Bill to make provision in relation to the right of employees and other workers to request variations to particular terms and conditions of employment, including working hours, times and locations.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours.
Sponsor: Yasmin Qureshi, Labour
Open publications on bills.parliament.ukPlain-English note and Green Book five-case reading from the official papers — the heart of this page.
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In plain English
This was extended to carers of adults
In 2014, as part of the Children and Families Act 2014, the right to request flexible working was extended to all employees with 26 weeks continuous service.
This was extended to carers of adults
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: This was extended to carers of adults. The people who would notice most are: In 2014, as part of the Children and Families Act 2014, the right to request flexible working was extended to all employees with 26 weeks continuous service.. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: This was extended to carers of adults.
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
This was extended to carers of adults
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by Yasmin Qureshi, Labour.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 became law. The official papers we read covered most of the Green Book five cases with concrete detail. That does not prove the outcome was “right” — it means the case on paper was relatively complete for accountability scrutiny.
Strategic: This was extended to carers of adults
Economic: These Explanatory Notes relate to the Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill as brought from the House of Commons on 27 February 2023 ( business from these measures to come in below £2 million annually, made up of familiarisation and administrative costs.
Commercial: The statutory framework is intended to: • provide employees with access to contractual flexible working; • help employees to better reconcile their work and non-work lives; and • help employers to secure the business benefits of flexible working. Post Implementation Review of 2014 Regulations: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2014/1398/resources/made 2 Government consultation on Flexible Working: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/making-flexible-working- the-default 8 Section 80F of the Employment Rights Act 1996 sets out the statutory right to request contract variation (Flexible Working).
Financial: The Impact Assessment considered Exchequer costs (resulting from any associated increase in the number of Employment Tribunals) to be negligible.
Management: (2) Section 1 comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes. Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Memorandum from the Department for Business and Trade to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee A.
This is an accountability reading, not a recommendation and not a score. It does not say whether Parliament should have passed or rejected the bill. It only sets the actual parliamentary outcome beside how complete the Green Book five-case evidence was in the official papers.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2025-12-22
Employment Rights Act 2025
Same policy area (“Employment”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2023-06-23
Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023
Same policy area (“Employment”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.