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Part-Time Internal Best
Practices
(SAMPLE
- to be replaced by Our Company)
Here are two examples of how part-time has been used
successfully at Our Company
Mary Johnson,
Senior Analyst, Finance
In 1997, Mary Johnson, a Senior Analyst in Finance, cautiously
proposed reducing her full time hours to part-time. She
was the first person in Finance to make such a request.
She completed the FWA Proposal Form, describing what work she
would be doing on a three-day-a-week schedule, how some of her
functions could be delegated to a Junior Analyst whom Mary
offered to train and how other non-essential functions could be
eliminated. She used work redesign to create a position
that could be worked on a part-time basis. Mary ‘s
manager considered her to be a highly-valued member of the team
and approved the proposal.
This part-time arrangement works for Mary and for the Finance
Department. Mary attributes the success to her having taken the
time to restructure the job (so that she’s not trying to do a
full-time job in part-time hours with part-time pay), her
ongoing management support and her personal flexibility when the
business side needs extra attention.
Her manager points out some of the benefits to Our Company of
the arrangement: 1) Mary’s skills and abilities were
maintained; 2) the Junior Analyst received additional training
and is now a Senior Analyst; 3) there was a salary savings; 4)
seeing the success of this part-time arrangement makes it easier
to understand how part-time can be used strategically in the
department. The department now has 5 part-timers and 12
full-timers.
Dennis Scott,
Executive Assistant, Marketing
Dennis Scott works a 1 – 7 p.m. schedule five days a week that
works for him, his manager and the Marketing Department. The
schedule developed after he expressed an interest in reduced
hours that would allow him to return to school. He said he
wanted to select a schedule that would add value to the
business.
After a preliminary discussion with his manager, Dennis prepared
a proposal that took into consideration his manager’s need for
someone to assist him at the end of the “standard” workday.
His manager spends most of each morning in meetings or on the
phone, generating work that needs to be done later in the day.
Since there is adequate phone coverage in the department in the
mornings, a 1-7 schedule met the manager’s needs.
The schedule also meets Dennis’ needs. He is able to attend
classes in the mornings and work in the afternoons. He is
flexible about his schedule and willingly works extra hours when
needed. He is available full-time during the summer and holiday
periods, which allows others in the department to take vacations
at those times. This flexibility has been a great help to
everyone in the department.
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