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What is the right of employees in the UK?
What is the right of employees in the UK?
- To request flexible working (correct)
- To request vacation time
- To request part-time hours
- To request a raise
According to the text, what is the most important thing that needs to happen in order to enable equality between men and women?
According to the text, what is the most important thing that needs to happen in order to enable equality between men and women?
- Employers actively encouraging men to use their right to request flexible working (correct)
- Employers providing flexible working options to all employees
- Employers providing equal pay to men and women
- Employers providing equal job duties to men and women
What is a possible consequence of more active fathers?
What is a possible consequence of more active fathers?
- Increased workloads for women
- Increased pay for women
- Increased fairness at home and in the workplace (correct)
- Increased hours for men
What does the text say about the likelihood of men having their request for flexible working turned down?
What does the text say about the likelihood of men having their request for flexible working turned down?
What country has the longest working hours according to official data?
What country has the longest working hours according to official data?
What country has the fewest working hours according to official data?
What country has the fewest working hours according to official data?
What does the text say about bias in the system?
What does the text say about bias in the system?
What is the right of employees in the UK?
What is the right of employees in the UK?
What is the most important thing that needs to happen in order to enable equality between men and women?
What is the most important thing that needs to happen in order to enable equality between men and women?
What is a possible consequence of more active fathers?
What is a possible consequence of more active fathers?
Study Notes
- Employees in the UK have the right to request flexible working, which means they can work from home, alter their working hours, or change their job duties.
- Men are more likely to be turned down when asking for flexible working than women, and the most important thing that needs to happen is for employers to actively encourage their male employees to use their right to request flexible working.
- Until men are enabled to be active fathers, we will not see equality at home and we will not see equal working conditions for men and women.
- Men are more likely to have their request turned down or rejected than women.
- There is a bias in the system - whereby unfairness, treating one group of people more favourably than another, can prevent some men from being active fathers.
- Having more active fathers can lead to equality - or fairness - at home and in the workplace.
- According to official data, Mexican workers work the longest hours.
- Germans work the fewest hours.
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Description
This quiz is about the rights that employees in the UK have to request flexible working. It asks questions about gender, the importance of fathers in the household, and the bias that can exist in the system.
