Hello, me again!
We have an EE who works in our SEC func and has put in a FWR asking to move to perm days due to his having caring responsibilities for his wife who has cancer. She struggles more at night.
We have for the last 2 months allowed the EE to work days but it has been very difficult to manage amongst the team, The team is already short staffed (really difficult to recruit for) and the nature of the shift patterns means working days permanently is not possible long term.
The EE said during the meeting that it the FWR was not granted he would move into a role in the warehouse, working 7-3 but this would be a significant pay cut.
I know his requested shift pattern is not doable long term, but Im worried that his request is because of caring responsibilities. Would the fact he has the offer of another role at suitable hours reduce the risk to the organization declining his FWR?
Thanks