LABOUR is set to unveil plans to make flexible working “a force for good” open to all as part of an overhaul of employment rights. Deputy leader Angela Rayner is expected to say today that flexibility for employees does not just concern home working but is about making sure that job commitments “fit around people’s lives, instead of dictating their lives.” The Ashton-under-Lyne MP will commit a future Labour government to ending “one-sided flexibility” by offering flexitime, staggered hours and wriggle room around childcare and caring responsibilities to all from day one in a job. A “right to switch off” and disconnect from work outside working hours is also needed, Ms Rayner will stress, plus greater access to workplaces, including those of home workers, for trade unions to protect staff.