ways of working (grid patterns)

Working pattern	What does this mean	Who works like this	Pros	Cons
Shift work	It means the times you come in and work and the day that you are meant you be working on that day ,it also has the time for when you finish and how many hours you are working that day	Employees tend to work (shift works)	You are well organized and you know what time to be at work	Sometimes maybe family reasons  get involved and you want to change your router
Fixed term	It means work that is guaranteed for at least two to three years which means after those two three years are up the employee is free to leave there work to find another work if they wish to	This is for all staff who work in a business so this means from the manager to the new faces	You have an opitinal choice inif you want to stay or not	It can take very long and you may want to quit before then
Officer hours	This is basically the number of hours the business in conducted so lets say you start at 9am in the morning and then you finish around 5pm	Employees and managers work office hours ,only depends on if your role includes an office	You can get all what you aimed to do done before home time	Can be very stressful in a quiet place ,also being very dull and boring
Freelance	Is basically you being your own boss and being independent in the things you do and work	For people who chose to set up their own business and work at home	You get to work at home by yourself so means you can take breaks anytime you want	You may get a little distracted being at home and getting to comfortable
Irregular patterns	So this means like work that doesn’t really happen all the time so if you don’t have to go to work on just Mondays a Fridays then you have an irregular shift pattern	For again all staff that work	You know when your days are off and when you need to come in	Theirs times where you have alot of work and need to come in but you cant as it is not your day to come in
Hourly rates	It is people who work per hour and how much they get paid per hour depending on how long they choose to work for or for hour long that particular shift is for	This would be for all staff only in cording to where you are in the job pyramid will determine your salary	If you are working long hours you are getting alot of money	But if your Woking less hours you are not getting enough money
Piece work	It is basically a fixed amount an employee is working for so this could start of low compared to other people that have been in the business longer and gradually rise or this could be the level you are working at and if your role is important you can get it raised in due time.	This would be for the employee that have maybe just started off in the new job	You can analyze the amount you get and if you feel that you are working hard you can then ask for a raise	At the start you feel that you are not getting enough money and may want a raise