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Flexible Working

Looking for a better work-life balance? Find out how you can change your working pattern to suit your lifestyle. Answer questions if you want to see what you may be entitled to

Alternative working arrangements - change your place of work and work time pattern

Not every job has to be 9 to 5 or in the office every day. Working patterns can be adapted to meet your needs in some roles, whether it’s having time to pick the children up from school, being able to work from home or working full-time hours over fewer days, freeing up time for other things

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    Remote working

    Carry out your work from home or a MOD location closer to home

    • flexible working
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    Compressed Working

    Work full-time hours over fewer days

    • flexible working
  • No eligibility information available

    Variable Start and Finish Times

    Vary your start and finish times at work

    • flexible working
  • You can also reduce your working week by up to 2 days a week for a while, if that's what you need.

  • Flexible Service

    Learn more about Armed Forces newest way of working flexibly - Flexible Service (FS)

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      Job Share

      Share the responsibilities and duties of one full-time post with one of your colleagues

      • flexible working

    Add to your Annual Leave

    In the Armed Forces, all our full-time Service Personnel are entitled to up to 38 days off every year. But if you require more time off, we offer you some flexibility to help you with any plan.

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      Enhanced Leave

      Take an extended block of 50 days' leave in one continuous period in lieu of 30 days of your Annual Leave Allowance.

      • flexible working
      • leave
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      Call Forward of Leave

      Bring forward up to 10 days of your Leave Allowance from the next leave year into this year

      • flexible working
      • leave
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      Transfer of Leave

      Transfer leave from your personal allowance during a leave year to your spouse or civil partner if they are also in the Forces

      • leave
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      Career Intermission

      Take unpaid time out of your Service career for reasons such as personal or professional growth

      • flexible working
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      Compassionate Leave

      If there’s a crisis at home, you can get time off without using your Annual Leave

      • leave
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      Special Paid Leave

      Get paid time off to cover circumstances not covered by other types of leave

      • leave
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      Special Unpaid Leave

      Take up to 93 days off at any one time when you are faced with circumstances that don’t meet Special Paid or Compassionate Leave criteria

      • flexible working
      • leave