What pattern for part time hours?

[mollibu]

Evening Mumsnet,

I am putting in my request tomorrow for part time hours (not hopeful it’ll be approved but we can pray🙏🏻) but need some help in how I want to spread the hours, so coming to Mumsnet for suggestions!

I currently work 37.5 hours a week, Monday to Wednesday 7am-5pm and Thursdays 7am-4:30pm.

I want to go down to 32 hours a week, and ideally keep my Friday off. Happy to do a couple long days as I am doing now… how would you spread it best?!

Any and every suggestion welcome

Removing 5.5hrs
Take 1.5 hrs off end of each day mon-wed and 1hr off thurs

If you don’t have any strong preferences yourself, try to think what will work best for your employer as that’s what’s most likely to be approved. And also when you put in the request, explain that the main point is that you want to do 5 hours fewer each week but don’t mind where the hours re cut from and are happy to discuss what’s best for them.

If a 7am start works for you how about 4 x 8 hrs - 7am - 3.30pm or if you have to do a share of late cover - 2 x 7am - 3.30pm plus 2 x 9pm-5pm.