You may decide to try and settle your flexible working dispute with your employer by way of conciliation. If conciliation doesn’t work, you could then try the ACAS Arbitration Scheme.
Failure to handle a statutory flexible working requests in a reasonable manner can be the subject of a tribunal claim under s.80H of the Employment Rights Act 1996. You can pursue your claim at the Employment Tribunal if:
- You can prove that your statutory request was not given reasonable consideration;
- The statutory request procedure was mishandled and your legal rights were infringed;
- You were the subject of discrimination;
- Your employer dismissed you for making a flexible working request.
Arbitration is free, voluntary and legally binding.