Flexible working opportunities can benefit everyone: employers, employees and their families. Most employers now recognise that it makes good business sense to provide flexible working opportunities for their staff. What is 'flexible working'?
'Flexible working' is a phrase that describes any working pattern adapted to suit your needs. Common types of flexible working are: part-time: working less than the normal hours, perhaps by working fewer days per week
flexi-time: choosing when to work (there's usually a core period during which you have to work)
annualised hours: your hours are worked out over a year (often in set shifts with you deciding when to work the other hours)
compressed hours: working your agreed hours over fewer days
staggered hours: different starting, break and finishing times for employees in the same workplace
job sharing: sharing a job designed for one person with someone else
home working: working from home