1 Workers (except agency workers): right to request predictable work pattern

1  Workers (except agency workers): right to request predictable work pattern

(1)     The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended in accordance with this section.

(2)     For the title of Part 8A substitute—“Rights to request changes to terms and conditions etc”

(3)     Before section 80F insert—“Chapter 1Flexible working”

(4)     After section 80I insert—

“Chapter 2
Predictable Work Pattern: Workers (Except Agency Workers)

80IA Statutory right to request predictable work pattern

(1)     A worker may apply to the worker's employer for a change in terms and conditions of employment if—

(a)     there is a lack of predictability, in relation to the work that the worker does for the employer, as regards any part of the worker's work pattern,

(b)     the change relates to the worker's work pattern, and

(c)     the worker's purpose in applying for the change is to get a more predictable work pattern.

(But see section 80IB concerning restrictions on the making of an application.)

(2)     The work pattern of a worker is made up of—

(a)     the number of hours that the worker works,

(b)     the days of the week on which, and the times on those days when, the worker works,

(c)     the period for which the

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