Civil Service Employee Policy: guide to job sharing
Information for job sharers and managers about the process for recruiting for and the practicalities of managing a partnership.
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The Civil Service promotes job sharing as a flexible working option, aiming to develop as a modern workplace that embraces smarter working.
The aim of the guide is to provide information to both job sharers and managers about process for recruiting and selecting job sharers and the day to day practicalities of managing a job share arrangement. Processes may differ from department to department, depending on their own policies.
This documents includes advice on:
- what job sharing is
- the benefits
- filling posts on a job sharing basis
- changing work patterns
For more information and advice on job sharing go to the Civil Service Job Share website.
Updates to this page
Last updated 24 November 2020 + show all updates
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Replaced: Civil Service Employee Policy: guide to job sharing 30 January 2015
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New guide published January 2015
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Paragraphs 19 and 20 amended to give further clarification on the recruitment process.
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First published.