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Our flexible working policy 

Flexible working is a key part of Moat’s people strategy. We recognise that our employees’ work life balance is an important aspect of their quality of life and many people have varied priorities to juggle day to day. This may result from a variety of reasons, including having young children, or a dependant relative, or wishing to pursue a course of part time study. Any employee may apply.

Where the demands of the business allow, managers are encouraged to consider seriously and support any requests from employees for flexible working arrangements that permit them to meet varied commitments.

Many of our roles do not need to be worked strictly nine to five, and the organisation can sometimes benefit from having members of the team present over a wider span of time as a result of working flexibly. Key considerations are ensuring that the overall service to our customers is not compromised and employees fulfil their total weekly contractual hours.

Employees usually seek a formal regular flexible arrangement that applies each week, although consideration is also given to ad hoc requests for those things that "just crop up".

Conditions of employment

These conditions relate to someone who works full time. If you work part time, your entitlements will be pro-rated 
 

Hours of work

A standard working week is 35 hours, usually Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm with a one hour lunch break. However, to meet the requirements of their jobs, staff may occasionally be required to work additional hours. Please read on for information about Moat’s flexible working options. 
 

Probation

The post is subject to the completion of a satisfactory probationary period not exceeding six months, during which time every effort will be made to assist you to settle quickly and effectively into your new role. 
 

Annual leave

The basic annual leave entitlement is 26 days per annum (plus Bank Holidays) of which up to four days may be fixed. These days normally fall between Christmas and New Year when the whole organisation closes.

We recognise that annual leave requirements differ amongst individuals and therefore operate flexibility to allow you to buy and sell holiday within certain parameters. You can buy additional holiday up to a maximum of 35 days each year, or sell holiday down to a minimum of 20 days 
 

Pension

We have established a defined contributuion pension plan with the Social Housing Pension Scheme to which Moat will make a contributuion of 5% of salary and the employee contributions are a minimum of 3%. Membership of this scheme also includes Life Assurance of 3x the annual salary. 
 

Other benefits

We operate a range of employee friendly policies such as flexible working, and have enhanced our maternity and paternity provisions over and above the statutory requirements.

All members of staff and their immediate family members have access to an Employee Assistance Programme that provides free specialist information, 24 hours a day, from information consultants and counsellors.

We are committed to continually introducing a range of voluntary benefits for staff. 
 

Training and development

We are accredited "Investors in People" and are committed to the training and development of our staff. We will encourage all employees to develop their skills and abilities to their fullest potential. Our management development programmes are accredited with the Institute of Leadership and Management 
 

Smoking

Moat operates a no smoking policy at all of its premises.