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Flexible Working

The Council realises that striking the balance between home, work and leisure interests can be difficult. To help you get this balance right we have introduced a range of flexible working options (dependant on job role and service requirements).

Below are some examples of flexible working options:

 Flexi-time scheme

The scheme is available to many office-based jobs and operates with no core hours. Within the rules of the scheme up to one flexi-day per month can be taken subject to approval 

 Part-time working

Depending on the job role, this can be worked in a variety of patterns including part day, part week and part year

Job share

The duties and responsibilities of one full-time job are divided (normally between two people). This arrangement is open to many jobs

Compressed weeks or fortnights

Contracted hours are worked over 4 days instead of 5 or 9 days instead of 10

Term-time working

This enables parents to spend time at home during school holidays

Averaged / annualised hours

This allows people to vary their working hours over a year enabling them to match their working hours to personal commitments

 

Staggered hours

This enables a team to work a variety of start and end times covering a specific period

Swapping hours / shifts

Hours are exchanged with colleagues doing the same type of work on opposite shifts

Occasional home working*

This allows employees to be more flexible with their work place providing the opportunity to work from home on an ‘as’ and ‘when’ basis

Permanent home working*

An employee works solely from home.

*Advice and guidance on health and safety issues surrounding home working / occasional home working is provided to all employees before they commence the scheme.