Common use of Flexible Work Clause in Contracts

Flexible Work. If an employee in a position from scale J chooses to do ‘the work that is part of the job’ at a different time than on a working day, this is considered flexible working. The choice then lies with the employee. Work done outside regular hours, for example, to meet a deadline or to work on an acquisition, which cannot really be considered as necessary for completing the regular work of the day, is in fact extra work. A distinction must be made between these two categories. Extra work is preferably compen- sated in time and/or money. Overtime should be kept within reasonable bounds. Occasional- ly working overtime is a world apart from making it a habit and considering it ‘normal’.