Choose the right type of flexible working
Introduction
You have heard about flexible working but you're not sure whether it is right for your business, and you don't know which arrangement, if any, would be best for you.
This tool asks you a series of simple questions about your business, which cover your:
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patterns of demand and activity
- working practices and structures
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objectives and drivers
At the end it will give you a report on the flexible working schemes that would best fit your business' circumstances.
If you have a large or diverse organisation, you should focus on a particular function or department. For example, your work requirements for administration staff may be completely different from those in production or sales.
The tool should take around five minutes to complete.
Subjects covered in this guide

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Actions
- Work and family rights advice on the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) website - Opens in a new window
- Flexible working guidance on the DEL website - Opens in a new window
- Download a form to accept an employee's request for flexible working from the DEL website (PDF, 37K) - Opens in a new window
- Download a form to reject an employee's request for flexible working from the DEL website (PDF, 37K) - Opens in a new window
- Download a form to respond to an employee's appeal from the DEL website (PDF, 38K) - Opens in a new window
- Download a form to extend the time limit for flexible working application procedure from the DEL website (PDF,39K) - Opens in a new window




