The table shows the proportion of employees who have requested to work flexibly and the resulting acceptance rate, for each region/nation in Great Britain. These figures are from the second Flexible Working Survey (2005).
The new employment rights introduced on 6 April 2003 gave parents of children under six and disabled children under 18 the right to request flexible working. It is not known how many employees have requested flexible working since the right was introduced. The second Flexible Working Survey was conducted in January 2005 and respondents were asked to consider their last two years of employment.
Nation and region Employee requests for flexible working Acceptance (fully and partially) Great Britain 14 81 England 14 80 North East 13 1— North West 13 88 Yorkshire and the Humber 12 69 East Midlands 16 82 West Midlands 10 79 East of England 1— 1— London 15 81 South East 14 82 South West 17 79 Wales 14 1— Scotland 12 87 1 Reliable figures are not available due to small sample sizes. Source: Second Flexible Working Employee Survey 2005