Flexible work code is welcomed by employers and employees alike

Broad welcome for the new Code of Practice for Employers and Employees around the right to request flexible and remote working

Mary Connaughton, director of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in Ireland.

Employers and employees can both welcome the new Code of Practice for Employers and Employees around the right to request flexible and remote working, says one leading HR expert.

Mary Connaughton, director of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in Ireland, says that workers are glad of the clarity the new code has brought, with processes that set clear parameters to any agreed changes in work practice.