Written question asked by Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 10 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 November 2005. It was answered by Alan Johnson (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 December 2005 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Flexitime Rules

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of staff in his Department have flexitime included as a provision of their contract of employment.

Answer: Staff appointment contracts set out the total number of hours that staff are required to work and do not include specific provisions for flexitime working. It is a matter for local agreement how these hours are worked, either on the flexibility of start and finish times or allowing staff to work a more formal flexible working hours scheme-so long as an agreed central core time is worked each day and conditioned hours worked each week. Since it is a matter of local agreement, the Department does not keep a central record of those staff who work under a formal flexible working hours scheme. Information on each member of staffs local flexible working arrangements could therefore only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 28731; 440 c1299-300W;440 c1299-300W
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Civil servants Department of Trade and Industry Government departments Flexitime
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk