One area that's often overlooked is the need to estimate the true costs of a job-share. Whilst an employee may argue that it's two employees for the price of one, it may not always be the case in
practice, so do your sums. For example, you'll have twice the cost of training, National Insurance contributions and benefit packages, e.g. gym membership and private health insurance. You may also
need to factor-in the costs of having two staff present for a weekly handover period. In terms of workload, you also need...
Published 26.02.2013
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