Everyone works better when they have an appropriate balance between work and other aspects of their lives.
The current working from home arrangements for staff offer greater flexibility. However, when working from home staff can experience problems with:
- Staying motivated
- Collborating with peers
- Lonliness
- Unplugging from their work
If you are a manager wanting guidance on how to manage a remote team you can read our tips here.
Other flexible working options
Working flexibly includes a range of different options such as:
- Consolidated hours
- Part-time hours
- Term-time hours
- Flexi-time
- Job share
All staff with 26 weeks' continuous service have a statutory right to request flexible working. In some jobs, this may be limited by the nature of the service you provide, such as front line services directly supporting the community. In these situations, your manager will consider the possible options with you.
If you do agree a flexible working arrangement with your line manager you may find the online courses below helpful.
Online modules to support your flexible working arrangements:
Flexible working guidance for line managers
Flexible working creates different demands in the way you manage staff. It is even more important than before to build up a relationship of trust with your team so you know they are working to meet their objectives, but it's also important that you continue to manage their performance in an appropriate way. If members of a team are not regularly in the same place at the same time it can affect motivation levels so your ability to motivate the team, and create space for team meetings during the week become very important.
These online modules will provide you with guidance on how to manage staff working flexibly.
Online modules to support your flexible working arrangements:
Find additional guidance, training courses and resources, in our Managing people and services section in leadership and management.