Family-friendly delay ‘ill-timed’

The announcement that the government may delay family-friendly legislation because of economic conditions has been met with concern by the CIPD.

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) has confirmed that it is “looking afresh at the costs and benefits” of extending the right to request flexible working from parents of children under six to those under 16. The proposed increase in paid maternity leave could also be put on hold.
 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission