Flexible working

Learn how employers can support their staff by offering flexible working and flexible retirement options.
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As part of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan, the NHS People Promise sets out a series of commitments, one of which is We work flexibly, which states: We do not have to sacrifice our family, our friends or our interests for work.

This ambition is to give people greater choice over their working patterns, helping them to achieve a better work-life balance. To ensure the NHS remains an employer of choice and can attract talent in a competitive job market, more action is needed to increase the uptake of flexible working.

Guidance on contractual issues of flexible working

Guidance from the NHS Staff Council on contractual issues arising from some of the ways individuals can work flexibly.

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Email the staff experience team with questions and/or examples of how you are supporting staff to work flexibly.