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9. Flexible Working Policy: homeworking to support achievement of Net Zero Target 9.1 We are committed to providing equality of opportunity in employment and to developing working practices and policies that support work-life balance. Our Flexible Working Policy gives you an opportunity to formally request a change to your working pattern. 9.2 Line managers are encouraged to facilitate requests unless they cannot be accommodated for business or operational reasons. Advice will be sought from the Sustainability Team in each instance to ensure the environmental benefits of each flexible working are given due consideration and an appropriate weighting. 9.3 In particular, we recognise that flexible working offers an opportunity for our business to reduce our carbon footprint which will contribute to the achievement of our Net Zero Target. Accordingly, we support homeworking in appropriate circumstances either occasionally (to respond to specific circumstances or to complete particular tasks) and in some cases on a regular (full or part-time) basis. 9.4 Homeworking can be authorised by your line manager (having sought advice from the Sustainability Team) where, in their opinion: (a) you have work that can be undertaken at home; (b) working at home is cost-effective and any increase in work that may be passed to your colleagues as a result is kept to a minimum; and (c) working from home (either occasionally or regularly, as applicable) will significantly reduce your carbon emissions and/or have another positive environmental impact. 9.5 If you wish to apply to work from home, you will need to be able to show that you can:
(a) work independently, motivate yourself and use your own initiative; (b) manage your workload effectively and complete work to set deadlines; (c) identify and resolve any new pressures created by working at home;
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