27 November 2024
By Gill Morgan, National Officer, Employment Relations at Royal College of Nursing As Trade unions we regularly advise our members about their options after a flexible working request has been declined – not surprisingly, one of the more common complaints we hear is that managers aren’t open to exploring different ways of working, and that they are too rigid in their thinking. Often we
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14 November 2024
Sarah Kelly, Workforce Development Manager at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, has been working to encourage a more flexible working culture at the Trust as part of the NHS People Promise. In her blog below, she shares an example of a system set up by their pharmacy team, to provide a little
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12 November 2024
To bring about any change in an organisation, you need to really understand what’s going on. Lifting all the rocks and building up an accurate picture of the current state is an absolute must for any organisational change. So what sort of data can help you to drive a more flexible working culture? Capturing this
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29 October 2024
One in ten women leave their roles due to menopausal symptoms…Maria is one of them.
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28 October 2024
Darron Dupre is head of local government for UNISON Cymru/Wales and a well known male ally in working to create menopause aware and supportive workplaces across Wales.
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23 October 2024
We interview Ceri Harris, Workforce and Organisational Development Lead, who has been working to implement the All Wales NHS Menopause Policy at the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB).
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18 October 2024
As a woman in my 40s, perimenopause and menopause are very much on my mind and running amok in my body – the kind of hormonal turbulence familiar to any parent of teenagers
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23 September 2024
Joan is a band 5 staff nurse and has been working in the hospital for the past 15 years. Joan loves her job but is finding it difficult to manage work and family life and often feels guilty about not having enough time to spend with her two small children.
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10 September 2024
Our trade union representatives (across all unions!) are always hearing from members whose flexible working requests have been denied. Not because of clinical need. Not because there aren’t enough staff. But because, more often than not, managers are not willing or able to think outside the box. Is this just down to individual managers being
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5 September 2024
Laura Bevan is Chief People Officer at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust. She’s also part of a national working group looking at people policies across the NHS, as well as a mum of two. Laura talks to us about how RNOH recognise the significant part that flexible working plays in providing people with
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Job sharing involves two people working part-time hours to fulfil a full-time role. While part-time working is the most common form of flexible working, job sharing is sometimes overlooked, for fear of it being too complicated or having to find your job- share partner. However, job sharing can work incredibly well and doesn’t need to
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18 June 2024
Neeta Major and Rachel Podolak are Co-CEOs of the British Medical Association, working a hybrid job share. Their experience has shown that with an open mind, it’s possible to make a success of flexible working, even for roles where it’s not been tried before.
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