Job Share

Question 1

What is job share?

Answer 1

Where two people share the duties and responsibilities of one full time position and work effectively on half each

Question 2

What does it require?

Answer 2

It requires both sharers to take joint responsibility for the whole, not just the duties undertaken individually

Question 3

What happens if someone would like to job share?

Answer 3

The individual would need to give the leisure organisation time to find their ‘other half’

Question 4

Advantages of job share

Answer 4

1. The work is spread out more effectively and the work can be given out according to people’s skills
2. People can work less hours around their lives
3. The employer doesn’t have to pay as much
4. Less pressure on the business
5. Two people have more skills
6. If there is longterm illness, the other person can fill in until they return
7. More ideas can be brought forward
8. Holiday and busy times: the other person can cover and so the work is still being done
9. Staff aren’t overworked as much - this will benefit the organisation

Question 5

Disadvantages of job share

Answer 5

1. One person might be doing more work than the other - this could affect the one doing all the work because of added pressure
2. Requires a lot of communication and organisation
3. If they are both ill, the job might not get done
4. A job sharer might want to go for a promotion - the business may not want to promote two people
5. Requires two sets of training which can cost money
6. The employer may struggle to find two people with the same skills to job share (AND VICE VERSA)