Flexible Working Hours

I'm a Dad and I did request to change my hours earlier in the year. I wanted half hour lunch and to finish an hour earlier. (I was working more than my contracted hours). They wouldn't agree to the half hour lunch but let me start half hour earlier and finish an hour earlier, which is great for seeing more of my little one and getting out on the course one evening a week.
 
I used to time shift to suit me, albeit there were occasions when I had to be in for meetings etc. This year, due to staffing changes, a reorganisation and involvement in a major project means I'm doing about 65 hours a week... there's no room left to be flexible in.
 
I'm coming up to retirement age next year and would like to stay on at work for three years beyond that but do less days a week so that I don't find myself working full out one day and the next just pottering around the house.

The thing with this new 'right' is that you can only request to work less hours and employers can refuse but I don't know yet if there is some kind of appeals procedure that takes place if that decision is challenged.

Its going to be a very interesting time ahead
 
It will not be practical for many businesses and they will give short shrift to anyone wanting it, those businesses that will give you the green light would probably have done so if you had asked anyway. A good thing if you can make it work, big if if you ask me though.

All sorts of issues with it, supervision and first aid being the first to jump out at me. It's a good headline grabber though.

Imo of course.
 
I do this anyway, I work from home for a Belgian company. so i can start early or late, its swings and roundabouts, i could play golf in the week or the week after i could be away from home for 3 days. I am quite lucky though, if i am at home I get to take my kids to school, pick them up etc.
 
So does this mean that if went to my boss, and asked to work a compressed week, Monday - Wednesday or Thursday (but a full weeks hours) they would have to atleast give it due thought?
 
ainley87simon said:
So does this mean that if went to my boss, and asked to work a compressed week, Monday - Wednesday or Thursday (but a full weeks hours) they would have to atleast give it due thought?
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Yep. The question is, do you think they will?
 
Been looking into this once the adoption process begins in earnest and at the moment the management are saying th department can't accommodate it to support business needs. Complete BS and I'm going to make an official request in due course to work four days per week and either go part time or do a compressed week. I expect them to fight it but we've had part time staff before including mothers so doubt once I get the union and HR involved there will be a good old fashioned bun fight
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Been looking into this once the adoption process begins in earnest and at the moment the management are saying th department can't accommodate it to support business needs. Complete BS and I'm going to make an official request in due course to work four days per week and either go part time or do a compressed week. I expect them to fight it but we've had part time staff before including mothers so doubt once I get the union and HR involved there will be a good old fashioned bun fight
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Good on yer mate, that's the British bulldog spirit for you! :thup:
 
My nephew works a 4 day compressed week at Holyrood, his Mrs does the same at RBS.
They have two young children and it seems to work well for them. Common sense all round.

I worked flexi hours for the last 25 years of my working life. My employers always benefited from this arrangement. [IM0!]
At my busiest I was working 400+ unpaid hours a year on top of my contracted hours.
 
Fish said:
Will you be requesting flexible working hours now that it has come into effect from today and could you do your job out of the normal working 9-5 scenario?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-28078690?ocid=socialflow_twitter
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I don't have a valid reason to request other than to golf, our business is an 8 - 5 business Mon-Fri so flexible working wouldn't work for our business for full time employee's, part timers are another kettle of fish.
 
The one thing we all have to remember is that when we contact our bank, building society, insurance company, energy provider etc; we expect someone to be there.

It is not impossible to resolve these issues but it will require compromise by all parties, so it won't be Friday afternoons off for everyone.
 
HomerJSimpson said:
Been looking into this once the adoption process begins in earnest and at the moment the management are saying th department can't accommodate it to support business needs. Complete BS and I'm going to make an official request in due course to work four days per week and either go part time or do a compressed week. I expect them to fight it but we've had part time staff before including mothers so doubt once I get the union and HR involved there will be a good old fashioned bun fight
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Do you not think its possible to raise a child and work full time?
 
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