Hi
I'm currently on maternity leave, due to return November and I have put in a flexible working request to change my hours from F/T 5day to P/T 3 days. I've got a meeting next week with my line manager and HR manager but in the meantime have to complete their flexible working application form to be returned before meeting. Problem is I'm struggling on how to word the questions re how it will effect the business etc, the reasons being as follows:
I am currently employed as Accounts Administrator/Payroll. At the time of taking the job I was not made aware that the job was probably 80% payroll and as time went on I found myself disliking this part of my job as I'm more from an accounting background.
A couple of months before leaving to go on maternity I got a new line manager and took this opportunity to discuss my feelings. As it turned out one of my colleagues was not enjoying her role as credit control and had always wanted to do payroll. So the arrangement was for her to cover my job whilst on maternity, credit control was distributed within department and they employed a full time temp to cover the accounts admin. During that meeting, my manager informally said on my return it could be worked that my colleague keep the payroll role and maybe they could utilise my accounts admin skills.
I'm also aware that the business and my department has been and still is expanding throughout my absence, so wouldn't be surprised if they keep on the temp.
So how do I put a case together when I don't know what I will be doing and how this will effect the business? Its a hard one??