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New flexible working rights 'won't help' those with stubborn bosses

NEW RULES that give workers the right to request flexible working need teeth to deal with intractable bosses, TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady said yesterday.

Measures that take effect today extend flexible working to all employees — helping people balance their work with other responsibilities, making it easier to hold down jobs and stay with the same company.

But Ms O’Grady warned that some workers would not see the benefits.

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