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Grant Thornton

What does business need now? An adviser that offers a different experience. A better experience. One that delivers technical expertise and a service that goes beyond. Personal, proactive, and agile. That’s Grant Thornton.

We are the UK member firm of a global network that employs 58,000 people in 135 countries. We combine global scale with local insight and understanding to give you the assurance, tax, and advisory services you need to realise your ambitions.

We go beyond business as usual, so you can too. We make business more personal by investing in building relationships. Whether you’re growing in one market or many, you consistently get a great service you can trust.

We work at a pace that matters – yours – bringing both flexibility and rigour. We celebrate fresh thinking and diverse perspectives to bring you proactive insights and positive progress.Success tomorrow starts with making the right decisions today, which is why we match proactive insights to practical applications.

Working closely with regulators, funders and standard setting bodies to help instil trust and integrity in markets. We’re committed to sustainable growth through positive progress. So, no matter the road ahead, you’re being guided by the right decisions.

Going beyond to offer proactive insights, practical guidance, and positive progress.

Location	30 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG
Website	http://www.grantthornton.co.uk
Industry	Accounting

http://www.grantthornton.co.uk

Company size: 5,001-10,000 employees

Industry: Accounting

Company Details

Address	30 Finsbury Square London EC2A 1AG

Contact	http://www.grantthornton.co.uk
Industry

WORKYOURWAY INSIDER VIEW

Grant Thornton acknowledges the different commitments that their employees have outside of work. As a result, they believe it is essential for all employees to have the right to request flexible working and aims to be agile and flexible to meet the demands of work and life for their teams.

What we love about Grant Thornton:

💡 Grant Thornton's policies and practices are family-friendly, understanding the responsibilities parents and carers have outside of the workplace.

💡 Promote a healthy work-life balance for employees wellbeing.

What's worth checking about Grant Thornton:

💡 There is an eligibility criteria for those who wish to request flexible work.

Articles about Grant Thornton:

💡 Grant Thornton announces flexible approach to public holidays

💡 Grant Thornton named Top 10 employer for working families

Flexible Working Approach

To flourish, our people need the freedom to balance their day-to-day lives with their work. This is why we’ve set out to create inclusive and flexible policies and practices for you to accommodate all your responsibilities and needs: children, family and beyond.

Our policies and practices around flexible working and family:

Agile Working

Agility is a mind-set that is based on trust and flexibility. We encourage our people to explore, within their teams, how they can work in an agile way which allows them to be at their best, deliver high-quality work and meet their responsibilities in and outside of work.

You can view our How we work guide, outlining our approach agile working and returning to the office. Please note, some links within this guide will not work outside of Grant Thornton.

Flexible Working

The time you spend outside of work helps shape what you can bring to our firm. We value the commitments you may have outside of work and to demonstrate this, all of our people have an immediate right to request a flexible working arrangement under our flexible working policy.

FLEXIBASE WORKING PATTERNS DEFINITIONS

Part-time: An employee who works fewer hours than a full-time worker. There is no specific number of hours that makes someone part-time, but a full-time worker will usually work 35-40 hours a week.

Flexi-Time: This is a working schedule that allows employees to choose when they start and end their workday, usually to accomodate an individuals needs and other commitments outside of work.

Mutually Agreed / Predictable Hours: These refer to a pre-agreed number of hours between a business and employee. These may flex up and down slightly, however they generally remain the same month on month.

Compressed Hours: This is where an employee increases the volume of hours worked each day in order to reduce the number of days worked.

Agile Working: This method of work gives employees the option to work where, when and how they choose – with maximum flexibility and minimum constraints.

Full-time: A full-time employee works between 35 and 40 hours per week, usually on a permanent contract.

FLEXIBASE WORKLOAD DEFINITIONS

Job Share: An arrangement where two people, or sometimes more, are retained on a part-time or reduced-time basis to perform a job normally fulfilled by one person working full-time.

FLEXIBASE WORKPLACE DEFINITIONS

Hybrid Working (Office / Home): This means an employee splits their time between the workplace (usually office based) and remote working (usually at home).

Remote or Mobile Working: This is a type of working arrangement that allows an employee to work from a remote location outside of corporate offices.

Work From Home (WFH): This is where an employee has the ability to set up their workspace at home, and manage their work without the need to go to the office.

Office Working: This refers to an employee being physically present in the workplace to fulfil their contractual responsibilities.

FLEXIBASE LIFE EVENT DEFINITIONS

Career Breaks / Sabbatical: These are an extended periods of agreed absence from work. The term is often used interchangeably with "sabbatical", which is generally taken to mean a shorter period of leave of several weeks or months.

Shared Parental Leave: This allows parents to share a portion of leave and pay with their partners to care for children from birth, usually until their first birthday.

*Please note that not all flexible working options may not be available for every role.