Brian's child is starting nursery soon. He’ll need 2 hours a day to do school runs during core hours and doesn't know what to do.
I need to request this tomorrow. What do I have to do? Is it going to be a long, complicated and stressful process?
The next day, he chats about it to his work friend Coleen.
I had something similar in my last government job - they let me work different hours but it was a bit of a faff.You should find out what your options are. I've heard that MOJ is usually pretty flexible!
Brian goes to speak to his line manager Amy to ask her about it all. She's busy and flustered.
But I'm busy and stressed right now too...
I'm happy for you to change your working pattern, but I don't have time to learn about the policy or process. Have you checked your Personal HR Dashboard? That's where to look for stuff like this.
Brian doesn't find time to look during the work day. So on his way home, he opens up the Personal HR Dashboard on his phone...
Wow, it really knows about me! It's got info on my pay... and my annual leave... it even knows what my working hours are. Let me try this link...
Request a change to your working hoursUse this service to request a change to your working hours.You'll be notified when your request has been approved or rejected by you manager.| You can read the policy in plain English.Start
25 minutes later...
Wow, Amy's approved it already! That was so quick and easy! What a relief - I was really stressing about that.
