Recently, I came across an
article on how mummies can change to flexible style of working instead working full time. I believe mummies who need to take care of the family, children and working at the same time is very taxing. Of course for those, who have a good mother in law or a good helper, working full time pose no problem but how many mummies can really have such enjoyment?
So we can actually talk to our employer and find a way that works for both parties. Below list out some of the most popular types of flexible work patterns, also known as child-friendly working hours.
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Part-time working: working a shorter week at fixed hours
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Flexi-time: working a fixed number of hours, but with some agreed flexibility about when you work them
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Working term-time only: useful for parents whose children have started school
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Working from home: this could mean working from home all the time, or perhaps for one or two days per week
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Job share: splitting a full-time job into two parts, so that the job can be done by two people
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Compressed hours: working the same hours, but fitting them into fewer days, so you might work thirty five hours over four days instead of five by starting earlier and leaving later
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Annualised hours: where you agree to a number of hours to be worked throughout the year, and are free to complete those hours as agreed by you and your employer
You may be surprised. Working practices that support the work-life balance are becoming more popular because of the benefits that they can offer to employers as well as employees, such as:
• higher staff retention rates
• a return on investment in staff, as more trained women can return to a flexible job after having children
• a reduction in absenteeism, sickness and stress
• improved productivity and performance
• increased morale, commitment and loyalty
So, far from flexible working only benefiting parents, there is a business case that shows that it can make companies more productive, too.
If your meet these criteria, your request has to be seriously considered by the employer, and if it is refused, there has to be a valid reason for saying no.
This right is for employees who:
• have a child under the age of six (or under 18 if disabled)
• have been employed for six months when they apply
• are the mother, father, adopter, guardian or foster parent of the child, or married to one of the above and living with the child; or the partner of one of these
• are responsible for the upbringing of the child
• have not made a previous application within a year.
• are making the request in order to care for their child
To read more, do check out the source from
Babycenter
As we can see the above article is base on UK or US working style. In Singapore, I'm not sure whether there are such companies which allow mummies to work flexibly. Other than that will be doing part time jobs or to
work from home.
There are some jobs which we can do from home such as transcribing,
writing articles for websites or blogs,
doing online surveys,
writing paid articles for advertising companies etc.
Like recently, I receive a newsletter from this
parenting forum, they are actually looking for writers. So mummies who have a flair for writing can apply.
We need to do some research to search for some jobs. We can check out
forums, websites or sometimes, blogs, or through word of mouth from your friends.
Ultimately, we just want to have more time taking care of our family!
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