At last – a simple way to grow a happier, more diverse team.

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.

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If a full-time person leaves, a business still has to source, interview and onboard a new starter - it’s the same for a job share. Except, if one person leaves in a job share, you can find a replacement on Roleshare for the person that remains. And the business and the team still preserve knowledge and skills through the remaining individual. This individual maintains continuity and will help onboard and train a replacement speedily.

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Well, that depends. Yes, managers may need to perform additional 1:1 and performance reviews. But many sharers alternate 1:1s on a weekly basis or do them jointly (except for 
personal development conversations) so the management time doesn’t change. Plus, the potential ROI (boosts in productivity, improved business continuity and upskilling), often outweighs any small lift in operational costs.

Peer-to-peer accountability also means experienced job sharing professionals are more likely to share and solve problems before escalating to management.

Managers also gain by retaining direct reports at risk of leaving or attracting untapped talent who together bring greater continuity and more experience on their team. 

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Job sharing often gets confused with part-time, but it’s important to remember the key differences.

Few senior roles in mid to large companies are part-time. And because working mothers are culturally still required to be more flexible than working fathers, it exacerbates the gender pay gap and decreases diversity and inclusion.

Traditionally, part-time employees are 21% less likely to get promoted.

Part-time often leads to a lack of business continuity and more resources being deployed when managers and team members need to cover for the days your part-time employee is away.

Almost no senior roles in mid to large companies are part-time. And because working mothers are culturally still required to be more flexible than working fathers, it exacerbates the gender pay gap and decreases diversity and inclusion.

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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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Most job sharers live by the unwritten rule that if one person isn’t offered the job the other is free to continue with the opportunity. Pairs can make it clear if they will only accept a role together or if they're flexible. 

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According to our qualitative research, there is higher accountability when job sharing than when performing individually in a role. Job sharing drives a 30% productivity gain and professionals who share often say they perform at their best working together. Why?

• Job sharing is a unique chance for each participant to grow and learn through an equally invested peer. 
• A healthy sense of social pressure means regular checks and balances are built into the system without needing extra management.
• Twice the headcount means double the brainpower to solve complex problems and complete more work faster.
• A shorter working week for each sharer means there’s no midweek dip or half-day Friday, resulting in higher energy and deeper focus.

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