My hon. Friend is absolutely right. In fact, the average cost, for example, of the right to request flexible working is £80 whereas the average cost of recruiting a new employee is £4,800.
Work and Families Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Alan Johnson
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 5 December 2005.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Work and Families Bill.
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