Ok, so after an uphill battle for a response to a flexible working application (and involving the union and HR to push for a yea or nay) I have been offered a trial period of several months, as they are still reluctant to split the post permanently.
I have accepted this as it seems fair enough, though wondering if the company is giving themselves wriggle room - they could - in the end - nitpick for reasons the p-time arrangement doesn't work. They clearly dont want me to be ptime.
Any advice on how to manage this?
- can i stipulate any ground rules - like regular reviews for them to highlight any issues so i can try to make it work for everyone...rather than just getting to the end of the period where they say... 'that didn't work for us...'?
Got a meeting this week so any help appreciated.