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3 Myths About Flexible Working

Three things people still believe about flexible working that the law no longer supports. Acting on the old version costs you a right you actually have.

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What you'll get

PDF GUIDE
The 3 myths, named and broken
Each myth is unpacked: what people wrongly believe, what the law actually says, and the practical position you can use today.
QUICK FRAMING
How to ask without inviting refusal
The single biggest framing mistake that triggers refusal, and a cleaner approach you can use when you draft your request.
WHAT NEXT
Where to go if you want the full request and appeal framework
Points you to the full Flexible Working Requests guide if you want the 8-grounds-for-refusal breakdown and template wording.
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What this guide actually does

01
Stop self-rejecting before you ask. Most people talk themselves out of a request that the law would actually support.
02
Frame your request in the wording employers find harder to refuse.
03
Recognise the 8 statutory grounds for refusal so you know what they can and cannot lean on.
04
Know where the appeal route sits if they say no.
A note on AI advice

Why this isn't a ChatGPT printout

AI is good at summarising the law. It is not good at applying it to your specific situation, your specific employer's pattern, or the procedural choice that fits this exact moment.

Claimants email this account every week with replies they've drafted using ChatGPT. The replies are confident, fluent, and wrong. They escalate a defence that should have been kept narrow. Or concede ground the law would have given them. Or answer a question that hadn't actually been asked.

A prominent HR creator recently said "don't worry about your ET1, just get ChatGPT to write it." That is dangerous advice.

Every guide here is built from real case work, refined over weeks, and reviewed line by line. Same starting point a private client gets in a £500 + VAT initial consultation. Without the £500.

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