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<p>Government is actively supporting good quality flexible working, of which home
working can be part, and the provision of co-working spaces.</p><p>We have set up,
with the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, the Flexible Working Taskforce
to promote wider understanding and implementation of inclusive flexible work and working
practices. In January this year the Taskforce published a business case, supporting
guidance and its members committed to support and promote the “Happy to Talk Flexible
Working” campaign.</p><p>We have committed to consult on a new duty on employers to
consider when a job can be done flexibly, and make that clear when advertising.</p><p>We
have also committed to review the statutory right to request flexible working in 2020
and have commissioned some of the surveys to gather data for that work.</p><p>Through
the Local Enterprise Partnership we promote economic growth and jobs in local areas.
In order to deliver this objective, some LEPs have supported the creation of co-working
spaces alongside advice and other support for business start-ups. This is being done
in a number of ways, including through Growth Hubs and innovation centres.</p>
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