I can't get child care to work with my new hours [LBC Legal Hour]

Sophie's working hours changed after a re-organisation and her new shifts don't fit with her child care arrangements. Her request for flexible working has been rejected. Does she have an indirect sex discrimination claim?

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This video is published by Employment Law Services Limited. The information in this video is for general guidance only and, although the presenters and publisher believe it was correct at the time it was recorded (October 2025), the law may have changed since then. You should always seek your own independent legal advice. Please note that for employment law, the law explained applies to England, Scotland and Wales. For all other areas of law, it applies to England only.