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Benefits of Flexible Working Arrangements

Flexible working arrangements (FWA) have become part of the modern workplace.

Research shows that FWAs bring considerable advantages to organizations, staff and supervisors.

ORGANIZATION

Increased productivity

FWA require setting up clear goals and deliverables, which drives a culture focused on results and accountability.

Increased productivity…

Be proactive in proposing new ideas and ways to work collaboratively within the team and with your manager.

Look for opportunities to have informal dialogue with your manager, who is often the best resource for clarifying any concern.

You may bring suggestions for the improved well-being of the department or office to your staff representatives, who engage in dialogue with the department…

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Be proactive in proposing new ideas and ways to work collaboratively within the team and with your manager.

Look for opportunities to have informal dialogue with your manager, who is often the best resource for clarifying any concern.

You may bring suggestions for the improved well-being of the department or office to your staff representatives, who engage in dialogue with the department head.…

Reports and statistics

The number of staff utilising FWA has been increasing remarkably over the past years.

In 2017, 4,123 staff members used FWA.

“Telecommuting” is currently the most frequently used option.

Variation of FWA usage from 2012 to 2017

2017 FWA utilisation by department/office

2017 FWA utilisation by gender

58% female staff (n= 2,371)

42% male staff (n= 1,752)

Requests and Approvals

Written agreements need to be recorded between the staff member and supervisor and submitted to the Executive/Administrative/Human Resources Office.

The approval forms for each FWA option are available below:

Staggered Working Hours

Compressed Work Schedule

Compressed Work Schedule (Five Working Days in Four and a Half)

Scheduled Break for External Learning Activities

Worki…

Tools for Collaboration

Modern technologies offer a variety of tools and platforms to support FWA and virtual collaboration. In recent years, more and more enterprise applications migrated to web-based platforms allowing external and secure access to applications, intranet sites and portals from anywhere. This advance in technology provides a significant support to staff members who opt to use…

STATUS As international civil servants, UN staff members must strive to meet the highest aspirations of the peoples of the world. This means that your responsibilities as a staff member are not national but exclusively international. This is the promise made in the Oath of Office, the declaration that is signed at the time of your appointment. OBLIGATIONS The Oath of Office is a promise that you…

Your letter of appointment tells you:

The type of appointment you have;

The starting date and the time period of the appointment

The category of the post (Field Service, General Service, Professional, National Officer) and the level (e.g., FS-7, GS-3, P-2, NO-A)

The starting rate of your salary and, if increments are allowable, the scale of increments, and the maximum attainable;

Any special…