Mutual respect and trust - the secret of successful job sharing
May El Komy and Nerissa Steel explain why being in a job share gives them confidence they can do justice to their job and have a comfortable work/life balance.
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May El Komy and Nerissa Steel explain why being in a job share gives them confidence they can do justice to their job and have a comfortable work/life balance.
...shared inbox copy one another into emails and ask colleagues to copy both partners in to all communications create a system to flag emails for each other to read, so...
...works for them and that particular post. Often people cover for one another even on the tasks that are officially ‘split’ – for example if an important meeting comes up...
...gain promotion to new roles) what is important to you at work and at home? Are these values common? how would you tackle some typical scenarios likely to occur in...
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Emma Cole and James Burt are currently in a job share in the Department of Energy and Climate Change. They give tips on making a job share work while sharing responsibility for projects.
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Beverley Adams and Tracy Armstrong have been job sharing at the Ministry of Justice since 2001. They talk about how it has helped them in their careers while still maintaining a good work-life balance.
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