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What is meant by Flexible Working?
Flexibility and Flexible Work are terms used to describe a wide range of work styles and employment practices. Broadly speaking, they are used to describe all kinds of employment which differ from the traditional 9-5 full time job with a permanent contract.

The 'flexible' aspect of these type of jobs can in different instances relate more to the employees, or to the employer, or to both. That is, from the employees point of view, flexible work may allow more freedom to organise their employment to fit in with other parts of their life.

For an employer, the flexibility may come with the ability to organise labour resources more in line with the varying needs of customers, or with peaks and troughs of demand.

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