Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Act 2018

Act of Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision for members of the Regular Forces to serve part-time or subject to geographic restrictions.
Citation	2018 c. 2
Introduced by	Michael Fallon MP, Secretary of State for Defence (Commons) 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Text of statute as originally enacted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]}

Contents

• Intent
• Provisions
• Commencement
• References

Intent

The goal of the legislation was to make the armed forces a more family-friendly employer so that the retention of members could be increased. ^[3]

Provisions

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. ^{[3] [4]}

Requests for flexible service are not guaranteed acceptance. ^{[5] [6]}

Commencement

The legislation came into effect in 2019. ^[7]

References

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