My employer says I can work at home 2 days a week, but childcare is getting so expensive that I can it afford full time. How do I get my employer to agree?
Working at home is not a good alternative to childcare as it is difficult to concentrate on work whilst looking after children. However working at home can still help with work/life balance and making a request to your manager may be successful if you can prove that you can get the work done just as well from home as from the office. Although you have a legal right to request home working you need to show that there is no negative effect on the business or you are still likely to be refused.
