Working Hours

• Full-time


  Employees are required to work a set of number of hours per day (commonly 9am-5pm), five days per week. The average full-time week in the UK is 41 hours, the longest in Europe.
• Part-time


  Part-time working refers to weekly basic hours that are less than full-time. The number of hours worked will depend on the nature of the job and will be agreed by the employer and employee.
• Job-share


  Job-sharing is a voluntary arrangement in which one full-time job is shared between two (or sometimes more) employees, each working on a part-time basis. The pay and benefits will be shared between each employee in proportion to the hours each works.
• Flexi-time


  Employees may vary their start and finish times but they complete a minimum amount of hours per month and be present at busy or important times of the day, known as core times. Core times vary from organisation to organisation. Outwith these times, employees can choose their own start and finish times.