Flexible working
Types of flexible working
There are different ways of working flexibly.
Job sharing
Two people do one job and split the hours.
Remote working and working from home
Working from anywhere other than the employee바카라 사이트™s usual workplace. It can include working from home.
Hybrid working
A combination of working remotely and working in the employee바카라 사이트™s usual workplace.
Part time
Working less than full-time hours (usually by working fewer days).
Compressed hours
Working full-time hours but over fewer days - for example a 9-day fortnight (an employee has a day off every other week and works longer hours on the other days)
Flexitime
The employee chooses when to start and end work (within agreed limits) but works certain 바카라 사이트˜core hours바카라 사이트™, for example 10am to 4pm every day.
Annualised hours
The employee has to work a certain number of hours over the year but they have some flexibility about when they work. There are sometimes 바카라 사이트˜core hours바카라 사이트™ which the employee regularly works each week, and they work the rest of their hours flexibly or when there바카라 사이트™s extra demand at work.
Staggered hours
The employee has different start, finish and break times from other workers.
Phased retirement
Default retirement age has been phased out and older workers can choose when they want to retire. This means they can reduce their hours and work part time.