Flexible Working Arrangements for Carers

Submitted by tonyplant on November 11, 2006 - 15:18.

Depending on a number of factors you will either believe that flexible working arrangements for carers is the ruination of good business practice or you will think that it is a innovation that is long overdue. A lot of time and discussion has been spent in defining carer.

The definition of carer is an employee who is or expects to be caring for an adult who is either their husband or wife, their civil partner, or a close relation.

The employee will also fall into the government category of carer if they look after somebody who lives at the same address.

If you fall wihin that definition of carer, then you will have the legal right to request adaptable hours from 6 April 2007. Community Care, amongst others, is unhappy that the definition of carer is quite narrow. It is a little confusing, because by the definition that I quoted above, step-relatives are excluded. Blended families have been a social reality for some time and the omission of step-family members does seem to be quite striking. However, according to Community Carer, step-relatives are included.

It rejected calls from campaigners to apply the right, enshrined in the Work and Families Act 2006, to all carers, keeping to original plans to cover employees caring for a partner, relative or someone else living at the same address.

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Putting Your Life Out For Tender

Submitted by tonyplant on June 19, 2006 - 14:23.

Greavsie has had the splendidly lunatic/inspired idea of putting his life out to tender. He is inviting offers:

in 6 operating areas:

• Family greavsie
• Work greavsie
• Social greavsie
• Love-life greavsie
• Spiritual greavsie and;
• Intellectual greavsie

Interesting operating areas. A while back, everyone seemed to be quoting Phil McGraw's comment that if most people had a Life Manager who was responsible for the current state of their life, they would sack that manager.

If you had managers responsible for life operating areas that were important to you - like health, resilience, happiness, career etc. would you be sacking them after their latest disappointing performance reviews, or giving them a bonus?

Copyright 2006, Tony Plant Happystance Project

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