Types of flexible working
Different types of flexible working, such as part-time work, flexi-time, zero-hour contracts, and job sharing.
The term flexible working covers flexibility in terms of the hours that are worked and the location, and includes the following:
Flexible working: different types
| Type of flexible work | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Annualised hours | Employees' contracted hours are calculated over a year. While the majority of shifts are allocated, the remaining hours are kept in reserve so that workers can be called in at short notice as required. See . |
| Compressed working hours | Employees can cover their standard working hours in fewer working days. See calculating holiday entitlement for atypical workers. |
| Flexi-time | Employees have the freedom to work in any way they choose outside a set core of hours determined by the employer. |
| Part-time working | Employees are contracted to work less than standard, basic, full-time hours. See options for part-time working. |
| Job sharing | One full-time job is split between two employees who agree on the hours between them. See introducing job-sharing. |
| Remote or hybrid working | Employees spend all or part of their working week from home or somewhere else away from the normal workplace. See employees working from home. |
| Sabbatical/career break | Employees are allowed to take an extended period of time off, either paid or unpaid. |
| Self rostering | Employees nominate the shifts they'd prefer, leaving you to compile shift patterns matching their individual preferences while covering all required shifts. |
| Shift swapping | Employees arrange shifts among themselves, provided all required shifts are covered. |
| Shift working | Work that takes place on a schedule outside the traditional 9am - 5pm working day. It can involve evening or night shifts, early morning shifts, and rotating shifts. |
| Staggered hours | Employees have different start, finish, and break times, allowing a business to open longer hours. |
| Term-time working | An employee remains on a permanent contract but can take paid/unpaid leave during school holidays. See considering requests to change working hours. |
| Voluntary reduced work time | Employees agree to reduce their hours for a fixed period with a guarantee of full-time work when this period ends. |
Flexible arrangements must comply with the law on working time. See hours, rest breaks, and the working week.
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