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
- No eligibility information available
Remote working
Carry out your work from home or a MOD location closer to home
- No eligibility information available
Compressed Working
Work full-time hours over fewer days
- No eligibility information available
Variable Start and Finish Times
Vary your start and finish times at work
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)
- No eligibility information available
Job Share
Share the responsibilities and duties of one full-time post with one of your colleagues
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.
- No eligibility information available
Enhanced Leave
Take an extended block of 50 days' leave in one continuous period in lieu of 30 days of your Annual Leave Allowance.
- No eligibility information available
Call Forward of Leave
Bring forward up to 10 days of your Leave Allowance from the next leave year.
- No eligibility information available
Transfer of Leave
Transfer up to 10 days of leave from your personal allowance during a leave year to your spouse, civil partner, long-term partner, or to a Service person who you have shared parental responsibility with (to assist with the care of your child), if they are also in the Armed Forces.
- No eligibility information available
Career Intermission
Take unpaid time out of your Service career for reasons such as personal or professional growth
- No eligibility information available
Compassionate Leave
If there’s a crisis at home, you can get time off without using your Annual Leave – this includes one working week of fully paid Carer’s Leave, available in each leave year for situations where normal caring arrangements fail, or the need arises to undertake further caring duties that impact on usual working hours.
- No eligibility information available
Special Paid Leave
Get paid time off to cover circumstances not covered by other types of leave available.
- No eligibility information available
Special Unpaid Leave
You may be able to 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.