Rejected petition It should be legislation for employees to have the CHOICE to work from home

I would like for Government or parliament to pass legislation, making it legal for employees (where applicable, especially that of an office environment) To have a choice whether they work from home or not, dis allowing / making it illegal for employers to penalise or dismiss those that wish to

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Giving people this flexibility will not only boost employment figures , it will also help the economy to become stable more quickly. It will also help working parents , with childcare issues (a group being amongst one of those hit the hardest when lockdown was introduced) studies have shown that employees working from home, are much more productive,compared to those working within the office. Working at home reduces the infection rate of the current virus along with any future virus’

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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/318057

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Date submitted 12 July 2020
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