What should I do if my chosen companion can't attend a flexible working meeting on the employer's suggested date?

If your chosen companion is not available at the time proposed for the meeting, the employer must postpone the meeting to a time proposed by you if that alternative time is reasonable and is within six days of the original meeting day. Don't forget that your chosen companion must be a work colleague, but this can include a union representative working for the same overall employer, whether at the same site or establishment or not.