Complex Flexible Working Scenarios
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When implementing flexible working, what complex scenarios have you encountered?
Balancing multiple flexible working requests within a team
Ensuring safe staffing levels to cover nights
Ensuring safe staffing levels to cover weekends
Flexible working requests that fall outside of service opening hours
Guidance on when flexible working should and should not be contracted
Historical flexible working arrangements that are now less relevant e.g. children are now adults
Challenges around implementing OH recommendations and navigating any potential impacts of this, e.g. on other team members or safe staffing levels
Challenges around supporting OH recommendations around flexible working
Challenges when Trade Unions are involved in flexible working conversations and navigating employee and employer rights and support
Managerial capacity to plan shifts and ways of working to support increased flexible working within a team
Managing challenging and difficult conversations around flexible working
Navigating conversations around flexible working to promote equality, diversity and inclusion
Supporting challenges in relation to on call working, e.g. cover, equity across team members
Recruiting to flexible posts
Remuneration and allowances for working from home
Rigid shift patterns
Staff requesting permanent days
Staff requesting permanent nights
Staff who have a flexible working arrangement to work weekends/nights only are better remunerated than other staff who would also like to work these times
Unpredictable shift patterns
Managerial capacity to support staff when you have increased flexible workers within the team
Understanding the impact flexible working can have on creating a diverse and inclusive team
Training and development for staff who work outside of 9 - 5
Anxiety around doing or saying the ‘wrong’ thing when having flexible working conversations
Other (please specify):
2.
What do you think would be most helpful to overcome these challenges?
Board level support
Role modelling from senior leaders e.g. Heads of Department
Example scenarios, including potential resolutions
Example flexible working policies
Resources and tools to support flexible working conversations
Specialised support from OH, HR or Diversity leads
E-rostering/self-rostering (including training and support)
Training and Development for Line managers to support difficult conversations
Training and Development for Line managers to support flexible working conversations
ESR accessible and fit for purpose for flexible working
Other (please specify):
3.
Any other comments in relation to complex flexible scenarios and their resolution?
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