Working times to suit both
individuals and business
In this section you will find resources about
flexible working time options - part-time,
job-share, compressed working week, annualised
hours, self-rostering and leave options.
Flexibility articles
Part-time work on
the rise
Figures published by the Office for National
Statistics (covering the period to May 2010) show
that part-time working now accounts for 27% of jobs
in the UK, the highest ever level. The rise
accounts for most of the the first increase in
overall employment since the UK slid into recession
in 2008. We look at the underlying trends and
ask: will it last?
Flexible time
options - an overview
Flexi-time, annualised hours, compressed working weeks,
part-time, zero hours, time accounts, 9/80 schedules,
leave options, term-time working – if you’re thinking of
introducing “temporal flexibility”, or widening the range
of options, here’s the place to start
Case
Study: Balfour Beatty
Construction giants Balfour Beatty have taken a
positive approach to introducing flexible work
options to help the work-life balance of people
working on motorway construction projects (in Case
Studies section)
The Business Benefits of Part-time Working
This YouTube video from the Department for
Children, Schools and Families has a series of case
studies of how offering part-time working has helped
companies recruit people with the right skills.
