Lloyds Bank

Sarah works everyday

Sarah doesn't get a day off

Sarah can do more work Thursday and leave early on Friday

Sarah needs to work on the weekends

Giving employees more hours to work

Giving employees the freedom to pick their hours and work days. Job duties can be shared and leaves of absence can be taken.

Give employees less vacation time

Give employees the chance to work everyday

Employees spend all or part of their week working from home or somewhere else away from the employer's premises.

An employee remains on a permanent contract but can take paid/unpaid leave during school holidays.

Employees are allowed to take an extended period of time off, either paid or unpaid.

Employees can cover their standard working hours in fewer working days.

Shift working

Flexi-time

Compressed working hours

Shift swapping

Employees spend all or part of their week working from home or somewhere else away from the employer's premises.

Employees agree to reduce their hours for a fixed period with a guarantee of full-time work when this period ends.

Employees agree to reduce their hours for a fixed period with a guarantee of full-time work when this period ends.

An employee remains on a permanent contract but can take paid/unpaid leave during school holidays.

Job splitting

Flexi-working

Job sharing

Hot desking

Homeworking

Twinning

Job sharing

Flextime

Can be used interchangeably because they essentially mean the same thing.

Flexible working promotes work-life balance.

Flexible working of the employees is the same as flexible working for the employees.

Cannot be used interchangeably because they are different concepts.

Job sharing

Telecommuting

Compressed working

Variable hours

8:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m

7:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m

1. 9:00 a.m to 4:00 p.m