Our five flexible work modes


CSIRO

We’ve always been a flexible bunch (even before COVID-19) and CSIRO has a ‘Way of Working’ framework to highlight the range of flexible working modes available to our people.

Our five flexible work modes are:

  • 1. Hybrid: structure your workday/week to work in a variety of locations.
  • 2. Customised: tailor what time of the day you work to help fit in with your preferences and personal commitments.
  • 3. Partnership: if you are seeking to move to part-time work and you need help balancing a full-time role or returning from a long period of absence.
  • 4. Extra leave: if you need a longer break you can top up your existing leave provisions.
  • 5. Change of pace: ease into retirement with a phased arrangement over an agreed time.

So what does that mean in a practical sense?

You might be ‘The Agile’ where you structure your week or day to work at a variety of locations – the office, home, client location or other safe place. Attend the office/client base to meet specific needs, attend meetings and enable collaboration and work the remainder in the comfort of your own home.

Or ‘The CO2 saver’ if home is far from the office and you're looking to reduce your commute time and carbon footprint, then work at home or at an alternate closer location. Don’t forget to attend the office as your physical presence is important and valued!

Maybe you’re ‘The split shift’ and split your workday in two halves if you have caring responsibilities, experiments percolating or other commitments that can be managed in a block of time and resume work to complete the remaining half of your workday.

Or ‘The east/ west’ and you tailor your day to work core hours that align with other time zones for a portion of the week and revert to local hours for the remainder of the week.

You could even be ‘The fit’ as we know happy body, happy mind! Beat the morning heat or winter darkness and exercise at a time that best suits you and structure your workday around your fitness.

Or many other ways of working that can fit your work and your life needs.