Flexible hours not a help for workers over 45

BUSINESS has warned that a proposal to change the nation’s workplace laws to allow older workers to demand flexible working arrangements could backfire.

The Australian Law Reform Commission is examining whether the Fair Work Act should be changed to allow workers aged over 45 to seek flexible arrangements that are now confined to people with children under school age or under 18 and with a disability.

Link: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/industrial-relations/flexible-hours-not-a-help-for-workers-over-45/story-fn59noo3-1226399214495