Flexible working Elspeth Wedgwood Senior HR Advisor

What is flexible working?.

Part time hours Job sharing Compressed hours Annualised hours Staggered hours Working from home / different locations Flexible retirement

Flexible working policy What are the eligibility criteria? One application in 12 month period? Have worked continuously for UoE for 26 weeks? Be making the application to care for a child or dependent adult?

Flexible Working policy Eligibility criteria One application in 12 month period Have worked continuously for UoE for26 weeks

Change in legislation From 30 June 2014 the right to request to work flexibly was extended to cover all employees

Benefits of flexible working Increases morale Reduces absence levels Reduces resignations Promotes the University as an employer of choice Helps transition to retirement

Making a request Refer to flexible working policy Complete flexible working request form Hold a meeting Confirm the outcome

Rejecting a request The burden of additional costs An inability to reorganise work amongst existing staff An inability to recruit additional staff A detrimental impact on quality A detrimental impact on performance A detrimental effect on ability to meet customer demand Insufficient work for the period the employee proposes to work A planned structural change

Things to consider Alternative options Advertising another post Precedents / other flexible workers Late and lone working Breaks Trial periods