Overview
Purpose
We are committed to smarter working. We believe that smarter working:
- increases employee motivation
- promotes work-life balance
- can improve mental health
- improves performance and productivity
Objectives
Smarter working is based on the following objectives:
- the opportunity for an improved work-life balance
- performance management objectives focus on results and outcomes rather than presenteeism
- maximising the use of office space across Lincolnshire, with a hybrid approach between a work base and home
- managing the risks to our environment from climate change by reducing travel to work and meetings
- with our flexible approach, we strive to:
- attract highly-skilled staff
- retain our existing employees
- be a good employer
- we continue to improve connectivity and technology to improve business processes and reduce waste
Our behaviours
All our leaders embrace this way of working. They:
- trust their workforce
- support individuals to work in a way that enables them to be their most productive
- balance the needs of individuals, the team and service delivery
We expect our workforce to:
- take personal responsibility
- be contactable (via Microsoft Teams or phone)
- attend meetings as per their Outlook calendars
- work from specific locations when it is necessary for their role, a task or team interaction
- attend their work base as required
