These slides compliment the free webinar presented by Joanne Vose on Flexible Working
Within the webinar, Joanne discusses:
Flexible Working – What is it??
Changes to the Law
Mutual Benefits
Some Success Stories
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About Your Presenter
Joanne holds an MA in Human Resource Management, is a fully qualified Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development and is a qualified NLP Practitioner. With considerable experience in people management and training interventions, Joanne’s consultancy and training is valued by her clients for her practical and business orientated approach, providing a complete people management solution to support organisational goals.
Joanne delivers a number of modules for The Business Springboard, including The 4D Manager and the Leadership & Management Development Programme, both of which are recognised for progression to further education.
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Welcome
Flexible Working – What is it??
Changes to the Law
Mutual Benefits
Some Success Stories
Questions & Answers
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Flexible Working – What is it?
A work-life balance:
Being aware of different demands on time & energy
Having the ability to make choices in line with the allocation of time & energy
Knowing what values to apply to choices
Making choices
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Why Should we Consider It?
Social & economic changes, such as greater numbers of women in the workforce & the expectations of younger employees
Growing reluctance to keep the long- hours culture
Rise of the 24/7 society
Technological advancements
Legal requirements
Employer benefits!
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What the Law Previously Said
Parents of children aged 16 or under, or disabled children under the age of 18 have the right to apply to their employer to work more flexibly if they have:
worked for their employer for 26 weeks continuously at the date that the application is made
not have made another application to work flexibly under the right during the past 12 months
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The Current Legal Position
From 30 June 2014, all employees have the legal right to request flexible working - not just parents and carers.
This is known as ‘making a statutory application.
Employees must have worked for the same employer for at least 26 weeks to be eligible.
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What Employers Must Do
Employers must deal with requests in a ‘reasonable manner’.
Examples of handling requests in a reasonable manner include:
assessing the advantages and disadvantages of the application
holding a meeting to discuss the request with the employee
offering an appeal process
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Applying for Flexible Working
Employees can apply for flexible working if they’ve worked continuously for the same employer for the last 26 weeks.
The basic steps are:
The employee writes to the employer.
The employer considers the request and makes a decision within 3 months - or longer if agreed with the employee.
If the employer agrees to the request, they must change the terms and conditions in the employee’s contract.
If the employer disagrees, they must write to the employee giving the business reasons for the refusal. The employee may be able to complain to an employment tribunal
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Fair Grounds to Reject
Extra costs which will damage the business
The business won’t be able to meet customer demand
The work can’t be reorganised among other staff
People can’t be recruited to do the work
Flexible working will have an effect on quality and performance
There’s a lack of work to do during the proposed working times
the business is planning changes to the workforce
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Appeals
Employees no longer have a statutory right to an appeal.
But offering an appeals process helps to demonstrate that the employer is handling requests in a ‘reasonable manner’
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The Business Case for a Work- Life Balance
CIPD reports the following business benefits:
Higher productivity & competitiveness
Increased flexibility & customer service, e.g. to cover absence & holidays
Raised morale, motivation, commitment & engagement
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The Business Case for a Work- Life Balance (cont …)
Reduced absenteeism
Improved recruitment & retention of a diverse workforce
Wanting to become an ‘employer of choice’
Meeting legal requirements
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Types of Flexible Working
Flexible working hours – daily, weekly, monthly, etc
Self-rostering
Annualised hours
Flexible working location
Special leave availability
Career breaks
Health, well-being & employee assistance programmes
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Problems With Work-Life Balance Arrangements
Incur additional cost to set up, including increased managerial workloads
Should be outweighed by the benefits of achieving strategic objectives
Line management resistance
Often based on false assumptions about the likely problems that the new arrangements will cause
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Success Stories
HSBC – ‘Family Friendly & Childcare Options’
In 1988 30% of women returned after maternity leave, now 85% return
Rank Xerox USA ‘Extended hour 4 day week’
Absenteeism fell by 30%
Transport & productivity
Olympic games
Hewlett Packard, Financial Services ‘Compressed Working Week’
Productivity increased from 37 transactions to 63 per day
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