The UK government should introduce a new right to flexible working for all workers, regardless of their role, to avoid a new class divide between those who can and cannot work from home, according to a trade union body.

Polling published last month revealed that although four out of five (82%) workers want to take up some form of flexible working in the future, only half (54%) have the right in their current job to request a change to their regular working hours to fit around other commitments.