Employee wants to go part time.
Discussion
Just interested in opions as a friend of my Wife's has asked her company if she can go part time by dropping 1.5 hours a day. She wants to start later, have 30 min lunch and finish earlier so she can be at home more to walk a dog she wants.
I'm not an employer although I have managed staff in the past as a manager and this sort of request would initially make me point and laugh and then question whether the person might more be suited to working in a envirnoment that isn't 9:00 - 5:30 and desk bound.
I'm not an employer although I have managed staff in the past as a manager and this sort of request would initially make me point and laugh and then question whether the person might more be suited to working in a envirnoment that isn't 9:00 - 5:30 and desk bound.
I guess it depends entirely on the job, company and person involved.
I have a few staff who have non standard hours and find it works very well. From a company perspective it saves me money and at the same time the staff put more effort in for the hours they work so the productivity dropped very little. Because of the flexibility the staff are more loyal and it is harder to find another flexible job so staff retention increases.
It can certainly be a win win situation, I guess if there are lots of people doing the same job coming and going at different times it could be a nightmare to manage/control.
I have a few staff who have non standard hours and find it works very well. From a company perspective it saves me money and at the same time the staff put more effort in for the hours they work so the productivity dropped very little. Because of the flexibility the staff are more loyal and it is harder to find another flexible job so staff retention increases.
It can certainly be a win win situation, I guess if there are lots of people doing the same job coming and going at different times it could be a nightmare to manage/control.
There is no obligation to grant the request for flexible working. They key though is to respond and manage the situation and request well. Only the business can know what it needs to run and how it needs to achieve that. That means understanding the basis for the request, the employee's need, what other times, solutions, alternatives are there and do any of those perhaps suit the business and/or employee better.
Okay it's a small child and not a dog, but I changed to 9.30 - 4 five days a week so I had time to tidy house in a morning (son leaves with dad at 8.40ish) and then time to do what I want/need with at the end of the day (I'd love to say spending more time with son but it's often trying to get some exercise).
It does still mean I have time with my son as I am still picking him up earlier than when I used to finish work!
It does still mean I have time with my son as I am still picking him up earlier than when I used to finish work!
HorneyMX5 said:
Cheers, interesting reading. Lucky I'm not a manager anymore or an employer. Not sure I could keep a straight face or deal with the anger of co-workers wif someone wanted to work less hours to care for a dog they don't even own yet.
Anger of the co workers? Why she wants to work less hours so gets paid less, it's not like she asking for same pay but less hours.
The company i work for has many shift patterns , work 6 days a week and get the 6th week off, work four ten hour days and get 3 days off per week, work a 5 day week but day off rotates each week right thru to bog standard part time 24 hour 3 day weeks.
All non management at my work place are offered this.
As long as the office is covered in terms of enough employees then everyone can work as they please giving notice on the previous Friday or Monday morning.
As the company is flexible, the staff have respect and will work whenever required when things get busy and more people are needed. If you treat employees with respect, you get shown respect back in most cases!
Also up to the individual, if they work less, they get paid less. Nothing to be envious about by other employees!
As long as the office is covered in terms of enough employees then everyone can work as they please giving notice on the previous Friday or Monday morning.
As the company is flexible, the staff have respect and will work whenever required when things get busy and more people are needed. If you treat employees with respect, you get shown respect back in most cases!
Also up to the individual, if they work less, they get paid less. Nothing to be envious about by other employees!
Dave350 said:
All non management at my work place are offered this.
As long as the office is covered in terms of enough employees then everyone can work as they please giving notice on the previous Friday or Monday morning.
As the company is flexible, the staff have respect and will work whenever required when things get busy and more people are needed. If you treat employees with respect, you get shown respect back in most cases!
Also up to the individual, if they work less, they get paid less. Nothing to be envious about by other employees!
Very similar setup to ours. We have exceptionally low staff turnover. As long as the office is covered in terms of enough employees then everyone can work as they please giving notice on the previous Friday or Monday morning.
As the company is flexible, the staff have respect and will work whenever required when things get busy and more people are needed. If you treat employees with respect, you get shown respect back in most cases!
Also up to the individual, if they work less, they get paid less. Nothing to be envious about by other employees!
I beleive Netflix in the US have taken this to the ultimate conclusion and have been followed by Virgin in the UK. As long as you get your work done you can work when you want....
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howabou...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howabou...
I changed to working 8.30 - 4pm (with half an hours lunch) years ago, so I could pick my son up from the child minder. I love the hours I do and would hate to change.
Think if she is working less, she should have her wages reduced accordingly but still have the same amount of work. That seems to be the case where I work, where people have come back from maternity leave, working 4 days a week, on reduced wages but the same workload
Think if she is working less, she should have her wages reduced accordingly but still have the same amount of work. That seems to be the case where I work, where people have come back from maternity leave, working 4 days a week, on reduced wages but the same workload
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