Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Act 2018
Act of Parliament | |
Long title | An Act to make provision for members of the Regular Forces to serve part-time or subject to geographic restrictions. |
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Citation | 2018 c. 2 |
Introduced by | Frederick Curzon, 7th Earl Howe (Lords) |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 8 February 2018 |
Commencement | 30 June 2018 (by S.I. 2018/799) |
Other legislation | |
Amends | Armed Forces Act 2006 |
History of passage through Parliament | |
Text of statute as originally enacted | |
Revised text of statute as amended |
The Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Act 2018 (c. 2) is an Act of Parliament, introduced by Earl Howe on behalf of the Government, relating to British Army which gives powers to the Defence Council of the United Kingdom to make regulations about geographically restricted service for regulars and the maximum number of occasions a 'regular' can be required to serve without such a geographic restriction.[1][2]
Provisions
[edit]Flexible Service allows regular members of the armed forces to seek part-time work, reducing work routines by 20% or 40% equating to one or two days in a five-day working week and restricted separation from home base for no more than 35 days a year at the discretion of the Defence Council. Requests for flexible service are not guaranteed acceptance.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Act 2018: Explanatory Notes (PDF). London: Ministry of Defence. p. 5.
- ^ "Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Act 2018 — UK Parliament". services.parliament.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
- ^ "Flexible Service in the armed forces". GOV.UK. Retrieved 24 May 2020.