The Family and Parenting Institute and Working Families’ chief executives along with 11 members of the Working Parents Group have urged Cameron to push ahead with the reforms set out in the Modern Workplaces consultation paper, which include extending the right to request flexible working to all employees and improving parental leave.
The letter suggests that any further delay on the proposals will jeopardise Cameron’s aim for his to be the most family-friendly government in history.
"We believe that further change is critical to your aim of delivering a more family friendly Britain. We urge you not to delay the further reforms, which will benefit the economy as well as families.
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