Job ads - "must have a flexible approach to the working day"

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Is this code for long hours / being at their beck and call?

If so then probably not the job for me!

And as a semi-serious question - are they allowed to say things like that? (Indirect discrimination etc)

Interesting the idea about it meaning doing other roles - obviously that would be fine! Although the way they've phrased it hints at something to do with timings for me.

Will ask

I think it would be sensible to ask - and if that means a 'black mark', well, do you want to work there if it's the sort of environment where you'd be afraid to ask a simple question or clarify something?

Of course you should ask for clarification. They probably want you to! Nonsense to suggest it might be a "black mark."

Employers want the applicant who best suits the person spec. They'd rather have a person who fully understands every aspect of the job description than someone who doesn't question it and turns out to have been fibbing about their flexibility.

My first thought was that it was a 0 hours contract tbh, and they call you in when they need you...

I wouldn't put that in a job advert. Too vague and the suggestion of indirect discrimination would bother me. But I'm an uptight HR-type

If there's a number ring and ask. You don't have to give your real name so no need to worry about black mark.

IME any jobs I've been for that say anything similar to that in the job description are generally tight-fisted employers that basically want blood, sweat and tears from you in return for paying minimum wage and no overtime, and that you should be grateful for that from them.