The future of the high street will depend in part on where people work. It is therefore disappointing that the Government’s impact assessment of its consultation on Supporting our high streets after COVID-19 69 making flexible working the default does not consider high streets and town centres. The Government should assess the impact of making flexible working the default on high streets and town centres.

The future of the high street will depend in part on where people work. It is therefore disappointing that the Government’s impact assessment of its consultation on Supporting our high streets after COVID-19 69 making flexible working the default does not consider high streets and town centres. The Government should assess the impact of making flexible working the default on high streets and town centres. Type: recommendation | Number: 10 | Paragraph: 61 | Response status: under_consideration Government response: The Government agrees it is important to consider the impacts of flexible working on high streets, and this has been built into policy development. The 2014 flexible working regulations provide employees with 26 weeks continuous service the statutory right to request a contractual change to the loca