Hybrid Working Guidance June 2024

3. What is hybrid working and who does it apply to?

Hybrid working is a flexible working model. It’s applicable to those employed in multi-located roles, where their ability to undertake their role is not reliant on the location that they work. Employees may spend time working at one of our council sites or remotely (at home, in the community or other locations).

Where you work will depend on the task you are doing and the kind of role you have. We want to ensure that we all work in a way that enables Carmarthenshire County Council to conduct its activities as efficiently as possible, whilst providing you with some flexibility to decide how and where you work best.

Simply, it’s about how you do the right work, in the right place at the right time.

What we expect of you

Hybrid working arrangements must incorporate at least 40% of your time being spent at the workplace. What this looks like will vary depending on:

• the needs of our organisation
• the needs of the service you work in
• the nature of your role
• what is happening within your role and team at any time

What we expect of our people managers

Employee wellbeing is important to us and as an employer we believe that leaders and managers need to be visible and available to their teams. To ensure our people are properly supported, we expect our people managers to spend slightly more time at the workplace (at least 50%). This is to make sure managers are available for all members of their team on a face-to-face basis.

Given the degree of flexibility that our hybrid working arrangements provide, we expect our workforce to be flexible. Each service and team is different, so managers and team members are encouraged to put in place working practices that suit the needs of their service.