kindof Flexible working - working from home

buglawton

There are just so many earn £££s from home scams out there and 'newbie' (having ignored the thread discussion itself) is planting his 1st message leading up to the hook.

cannyscot_2

My DH requested homeworking 2 days a week on an official form we got from the gov site
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/employment/workandfamilies/flexible-working/flexforms/index.html-
he set out advantages and how he would deal with any issues -as it said to do-it was accepted -he does collect the children from school in work time but makes it up in lunchtime.. That is the point of felxible working-he has recently been promoted and won an award-he is happier and he is a better employee -that is the point of the flexi working regulations. Actually the law says that the company are obliged to consider your request and can only refuse if they have a good commercial reason that is why you should do it officially- from your description above I do not think they would have a good commercial reason as it seems the same as my DH's case. Go straight to the proper source on the gov website as if you ask on here you just get negative responses.

As an employer myself there is a fine line but you just need to be willing to find solutions to make it work . My DH's biggest challenge is meetings called at the last moment /xmas parties etc and he has to travel so it can fall on his days. He works pretty flexibley so he can change his days to suit them . I think your biggest challenge is the moving days -but if you can map them out that is fair enough. i don't think the poster above who says because you are covering your hubbies working it is not valid is correct. The regulations recognise both parents right and need to work so you can and should say this is why.

cannyscot_2

Ps Children can be disruptive but I can assure you my DH stays at his desk and all 3 children know not to interupt until 5pm at least unless something is on fire.

lucylucky

chocsessential wrote: »

Where is the spam?

The post by "transcribe"

SarEl

cannyscot wrote: »

My DH requested homeworking 2 days a week on an official form we got from the gov site
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/employment/workandfamilies/flexible-working/flexforms/index.html-
he set out advantages and how he would deal with any issues -as it said to do-it was accepted -he does collect the children from school in work time but makes it up in lunchtime.. That is the point of felxible working-he has recently been promoted and won an award-he is happier and he is a better employee -that is the point of the flexi working regulations. Actually the law says that the company are obliged to consider your request and can only refuse if they have a good commercial reason that is why you should do it officially- from your description above I do not think they would have a good commercial reason as it seems the same as my DH's case. Go straight to the proper source on the gov website as if you ask on here you just get negative responses.

As an employer myself there is a fine line but you just need to be willing to find solutions to make it work . My DH's biggest challenge is meetings called at the last moment /xmas parties etc and he has to travel so it can fall on his days. He works pretty flexibley so he can change his days to suit them . I think your biggest challenge is the moving days -but if you can map them out that is fair enough. i don't think the poster above who says because you are covering your hubbies working it is not valid is correct. The regulations recognise both parents right and need to work so you can and should say this is why.

Please note that you have misquoted me - I did not say "because you are covering your hubbies working it is not valid". I said that asking to keep changing around the days that the OP works from home to fit around her OH's working patterns (which would mean the employer having to keep track of when the OP was working from home, when they weren't, and this changing all the time - so difficult to schedule fixed meetings!) was not a convincing argument to the employer as to why this "arrangement" would suit their needs.

The responses were not negative - they were accurate. There is no right to demand anything, there is no right to be agreed with, and the fact that the employer has allowed some occasional work from home previously shows that they have been willing to support staff in getting tyhings sorted out at home without having to take leave - not that there are no business reasons for refusing a request.

The most effective way of achieving flexible working patterns to suit both parties is to ask nicely (not be "firm" or demanding) and to couch your request in terms of how the request will not disrupt the employers business nedds (or even, will postively enhance them). And the regulations do not recognise parents right to work - there is no right to work anywhere in UK legislation for anyone (otherwise there would be no unemployment). The regulations allow for parents to be able to combine work and parental responsibilities where this can be accommodated within the business needs of the employer.

Googlewhacker

cannyscot wrote: »

My DH requested homeworking 2 days a week on an official form we got from the gov site
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/employment/workandfamilies/flexible-working/flexforms/index.html-
he set out advantages and how he would deal with any issues -as it said to do-it was accepted -he does collect the children from school in work time but makes it up in lunchtime.. That is the point of felxible working-he has recently been promoted and won an award-he is happier and he is a better employee -that is the point of the flexi working regulations. Actually the law says that the company are obliged to consider your request and can only refuse if they have a good commercial reason that is why you should do it officially- from your description above I do not think they would have a good commercial reason as it seems the same as my DH's case. Go straight to the proper source on the gov website as if you ask on here you just get negative responses.

As an employer myself there is a fine line but you just need to be willing to find solutions to make it work . My DH's biggest challenge is meetings called at the last moment /xmas parties etc and he has to travel so it can fall on his days. He works pretty flexibley so he can change his days to suit them . I think your biggest challenge is the moving days -but if you can map them out that is fair enough. i don't think the poster above who says because you are covering your hubbies working it is not valid is correct. The regulations recognise both parents right and need to work so you can and should say this is why.

It all depends on how the company view flexible working, if they are pro it they will see the benefits and overcome the negatives, if they are against it then they will come up with a viable business reason....its not that hard and even if they can't whats the OP going to do if they say No, we want you in the office?