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Written question asked by Shailesh Vara (Conservative) on Monday, 26 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 November 2007. It was answered by Derek Twigg (Labour) on Thursday, 6 December 2007 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.


Work Sharing

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what steps his Department has taken to promote job-sharing among its employees; and how many people in his Department job-share.
Answer

The total number of job sharers recorded on the MOD human resource management system is 530.The vast majority of posts are open to part-time or job share. The MOD also offers flexible working generally to staff (where operational/business constraints permit) as a tool to improve work life balance.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
169393; 468 c1412W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Ministry of Defence Job sharing
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk