Government to decide on flexible working delay

The government will decide shortly whether it is to postpone the planned extension of flexible working rights because of the economic downturn.

On Wednesday it closed its consultation on whether it should delay extending the right to request flexible working – currently available to parents of children aged under six – to parents of under-16s.
 

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