Motion
- Motion title
- Flexible working
- Session
- 2021-2022
- Meeting link
- Annual Congress
- Meeting date
- 3 June 2022
- Status
- Passed
- Motion
- 35
- Motion text
Congress notes the TUC report ‘Disabled Workers’ access to flexible working as a reasonable adjustment’ which highlighted the impact of the pandemic for disabled workers.
Congress believes:
1. Disabled workers who worked from home during the pandemic should be able to continue to do so.
2. Disabled workers should not be penalised for accessing flexible working as a reasonable adjustment because flexible working should become the default.
3. All workers should have a day one right to request flexible working, with the criteria for rejection mirroring the exceptional circumstances set out in the TUC Report.
Congress resolves to campaign:
a. For changes in the law to offer flexible working as a reasonable adjustment for all disabled workers as a day one right.
b. To encourage all UCU branches to place this on the local negotiating agenda to persuade employers to make this part of their employment policies.
- Proposing body
- Disabled members' standing committee (DMSC)
- Amended
- No
- Allocated to
- Equality committee
- Notes
Administrative info
- Listing reference
- 2022/C/06-03/075/35