Flexible working time and work pattern policy - NHS Ayrshire and ...

The individual effect on pay, pension and benefits of any move to reduced hours workingshould be verified with payroll, the department of Organisation and Human ResourceDevelopment and SPPA.3.9 Access to trainingAs it can be difficult for part-time staff to attend residential courses if they have othercommitments, training should be arranged sympathetically e.g. it would be easier if theywere able to attend courses which run at times when they are normally working.• Training should, as far as possible, be arranged to ensure a convenient locationand timing for part-time staff.Part-time employees should not lose out in their training simply because of their part-timestatus, and the following measures should be considered to support the careerdevelopment.• paying the part-time employee (at their normal rate of pay) for the extra hours theyattend outside their normal working hours or where agreed time off in lieu• offering an equivalent course from an alternative provider at a convenient time andplace• offering other training methods, such as open or distance learning courses.Access to training is essential to ensure that part-time employees are working effectively.Denying part-time employees access to training could lead to a claim of less favourabletreatment.To comply with the law:• Employers should not exclude part-time staff from training simply because theywork part-time.In the case of Job Share, training opportunities will be made available to both job sharepartners dependent on their individual needs. When training takes place on a day onwhich one of the job share partners would not normally work, time off in lieu should beoffered or appropriate payment. If appropriate, job share partners may attend trainingsessions together.3.10 For Job Share:Cover for AbsenceThere will be no requirement on a job share partner to cover for a partner’s short-termabsences, due to sickness or leave. If the individual agrees to work such additional hours,then any additional hours worked above those specified in the individual’s personalcontract will be paid at basic rate up to the standard full time contracted hours for the post,thereafter, overtime rates will apply or time off in lieu if agreed.Each job share partner will have an individual contract of employment. All pay and otherbenefits will be pro rata to the hours worked. The job title and job description for both jobshare partners will be the same.September 2008 23