Flexible Working October 2014

Flexible Working

By: Joanne Vose

On: 8th October 2014 @ 13:00

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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



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



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!



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



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.



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



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



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



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’



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



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



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



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



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



Questions & Answers



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