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Questions about job sharing?

What's a job share?

Two people share the responsibilities, benefits, and salary of a full-time job. They alternate working days or weeks, have a proper handover, share tools and communications channels, and keep productivity going full time.

How a work week might look as a job share:

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How does compensation and benefits work in a job share?

Most sharers are on part-time contracts, meaning the infrastructure is usually already in place to redistribute the relevant benefits in a pro-rata format.

The specifics for insurance and other benefits vary company by company, state by state, and country by country.

If you want more information, our Roleshare Enablers and independent consultants can provide further HR operational suggestions.

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What if one person is better than the other?

Good motivation and opportunity to grow and improve then, no? It all starts with the right match and a solid plan. That’s where Roleshare comes in. According to research we conducted, when people share jobs they often perform at their individual best - there is also a 30% productivity gain per UK research. The extra care around communication, tracking, and handover drive more accountability.

Additionally, our research suggests there is a natural coaching and upskilling benefit built into job share. More real-time feedback within the pair drives regular opportunities to grow and improve. Learn more and download our free guide to job sharing for candidates or businesses.

What if the job sharers don't get along?

Before sharing jobs, professionals seeking to share jobs should be able to find relevant matches, co-interview each other, and establish chemistry, motivation and values.

For example, by creating an account on Roleshare.com, candidates can contact and communicate with a range of like-minded individuals to ensure the chemistry and shared values are in place before they commit to applying for roles.

Job share disputes beyond the healthy, respectful challenging of ideas shouldn't be an issue. But if it is, then the conflict management resolution is the same in a job share as in any other role in the business – encouraging prompt feedback, open communication, respect, understanding and agreeing on a way forward.

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How do I use Roleshare?

We take the complexity out of job sharing by matching individuals in mid to senior jobs with companies who get the benefits of creating this flexibility for their staff.

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Why job sharing works for me.

Roleshare is a unique solution to retain our employees and activate a new talent base with potential to positively impact age and gender diversity.

Amy, Global Acquisition Manager, bp

The key dynamic of a job share is that you want to do a great job not just for you and the organization and its customers, but for your job share partner as well. So it sets a high bar. We’ve delivered huge projects and run multiple teams as a job share, and the feedback has been positive.

Will & Sam Co-Directors Sustainability, Aviva

With freelance you're never fully in the fold. You’ve got to really dig to get information you need to be successful. Being able to share the workload and have access to all the info and benefits of a full-time job is interesting.

Rachel, Digital Marketing Freelancer

Having a trusted peer with you all the time to think things through is incredibly powerful. It brings a real business benefit in terms of the quality of the solution.

Shelagh, Co-VP Research & Development, Unilever

I'm moving into the default of advertising roles this way. It gives us an opportunity to reach a different candidate set that we wouldn't have reached before.

Derrick, GM Customer Success, Microsoft

I'm starting my MBA and looking for something part-time that keeps me interested, with a good income, to handle the two commitments.

Mohamed, Finance Manager, Tech

We have found job share to be a huge advantage in that we are able to have considered issues from a variety of lenses before coming to an agreed way forward. As a result, we have found we are bolder and quicker in our decision making.

Lucy & Debra, Co-HR Directors, JLL

Roleshare is a way to get the best out of people and keep them in the workforce. I'm not in the workforce, currently. I don't know for how long. I can’t just go back to anything, and roleshare feels right.

Caroline, Head of Product Management

We are upbeat because we’re getting that work-life balance. I feel very grateful for this opportunity. I want to give it my best and I feel so passionate about the organization.

Sherelle, Co-Head of Internal Communication, Open Banking

Two people coming together can come up with even better ideas and service for their clients because two heads are better than one – and that can really happen in shared roles.

Alison, Head of HR, Allen & Overy

I still think that when I shared my job was the time I performed best in my life.

Ellie Detective, London Metropolitan Police

Welcome to the best years of your working life.

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