---
title: Making flexible working work
description: Flexible working
image: https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/hubfs/for%20parental%20leave%20article.jpg
---

[![TotalEnergies Logo](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/hubfs/TGP_Logos/TotalEnergies/TotalEnergies_Logo_200_Transparent.png "TotalEnergies Logo")](https://connect.totalgp.com/internal)

- [Total Gas & Power Employee Blog](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal)

# TotalEnergies Gas & Power

## Making flexible working work

 \[fa icon="calendar"\] 06-Jun-2019 14:08:41

![for parental leave article](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/for%20parental%20leave%20article.jpg?width=5472&name=for%20parental%20leave%20article.jpg)

**Liz Gregson on trying to achieve a balance in an ever demanding world**

 

We speak a lot these days about work life balance - life is busy for us all as we endeavour to juggle our commitments inside and outside of work. These commitments can vary from looking after children to looking after elderly relatives and everything in between.

The role of women has changed significantly over the past 50 years, from being the primary carers to having careers and progressing to Board level in organisations. We report on gender pay gaps annually and are working hard to ensure the playing field is level for both men and women in the work place.

These social changes have given women far more choice in what they do, which is a good thing! However the lines are more blurred in the roles of men and women which can bring different issues to overcome.

With more women working full time sometimes getting the balance of life can be a challenge for men and women. This is a social issue that was partly addressed with the Government introducing Parental leave. This policy applies to both mothers and fathers and enables employees who have completed one year’s service to take up to 18 weeks unpaid parental leave for each child.

My eldest son is doing his GCSEs this summer and my father is unwell so I have decided to take four weeks parental leave, to prioritise my commitments at home for a while. I’m looking forward to this time off with my family and hopefully enjoying some sunshine! I will be back on 17th June, just in time for our communications week, which I’m looking forward to!

We have many policies to support all our employees, so if in doubt, it’s always worth a conversation with your manager or HR.

For more information on our flexibility policies, including Timeware, flexible working requests and parental leave, take a look at [WAT](http://wat.corp.local/sites/s583/en-US/Pages/HR-Policies--Procedures.aspx).

 Topics: [Employee Benefits](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/topic/employee-benefits), [Wellbeing](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/topic/wellbeing), [HR](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/topic/hr)

![Liz Gregson](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/liz1.png?width=100&height=100&name=liz1.png)

#### Written by [Liz Gregson](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/author/liz-gregson)

- Recent
- Popular
- Categories

### Lists by Topic

- [TGP News (98)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/tgp-news)
- [2020 Special Edition (60)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/2020-special-edition)
- [Wellbeing (47)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/wellbeing)
- [Total News (31)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/total-news)
- [Take a break (28)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/take-a-break)
- [Employee Spotlight (27)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/employee-spotlight)
- [SMT (27)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/smt)
- [Tips (25)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/tips)
- [TGP People (24)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/tgp-people)
- [business update (23)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/business-update)
- [Charity (21)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/charity)
- [CSR (19)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/csr)
- [Employee Benefits (17)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/employee-benefits)
- [HR (15)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/hr)
- [Industry Update (12)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/industry-update)
- [Competition (11)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/competition)
- [Mental Health (11)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/mental-health)
- [Team Spotlight (11)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/team-spotlight)
- [Customer Corner (9)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/customer-corner)
- [Sudoku (7)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/sudoku)
- [Communication Days (6)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/communication-days)
- [Events (6)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/events)
- [L&D (5)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/ld)
- [Recipe (4)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/recipe)
- [TWICE (4)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/twice)
- [Christmas (3)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/christmas)
- [Green (3)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/green)
- [Guess Who? (3)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/guess-who)
- [Major Business (3)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/major-business)
- [Stuck in a lift with (3)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/stuck-in-a-lift-with)
- [Communications Day 2017 (2)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/communications-day-2017)
- [GDPR (2)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/gdpr)
- [Gym (2)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/gym)
- [IT (2)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/it)
- [Regulation Update (2)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/regulation-update)
- [Sleep (2)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/sleep)
- [Comms Days 2022 (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/comms-days-2022)
- [EV (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/ev)
- [Giveaway (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/giveaway)
- [Inspiration (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/inspiration)
- [Poem (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/poem)
- [Project Spotlight (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/project-spotlight)
- [Recruitment (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/recruitment)
- [Transformation (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/transformation)
- [Travel (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/travel)
- [apprenticeship (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/apprenticeship)
- [diversityandinclusion (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/diversityandinclusion)
- [new starters (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/new-starters)
- [wns (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/wns)

see all

### Posts by Topic

- [TGP News (98)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/tgp-news)
- [2020 Special Edition (60)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/2020-special-edition)
- [Wellbeing (47)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/wellbeing)
- [Total News (31)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/total-news)
- [Take a break (28)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/take-a-break)
- [Employee Spotlight (27)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/employee-spotlight)
- [SMT (27)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/smt)
- [Tips (25)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/tips)
- [TGP People (24)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/tgp-people)
- [business update (23)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/business-update)
- [Charity (21)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/charity)
- [CSR (19)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/csr)
- [Employee Benefits (17)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/employee-benefits)
- [HR (15)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/hr)
- [Industry Update (12)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/industry-update)
- [Competition (11)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/competition)
- [Mental Health (11)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/mental-health)
- [Team Spotlight (11)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/team-spotlight)
- [Customer Corner (9)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/customer-corner)
- [Sudoku (7)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/sudoku)
- [Communication Days (6)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/communication-days)
- [Events (6)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/events)
- [L&D (5)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/ld)
- [Recipe (4)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/recipe)
- [TWICE (4)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/twice)
- [Christmas (3)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/christmas)
- [Green (3)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/green)
- [Guess Who? (3)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/guess-who)
- [Major Business (3)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/major-business)
- [Stuck in a lift with (3)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/stuck-in-a-lift-with)
- [Communications Day 2017 (2)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/communications-day-2017)
- [GDPR (2)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/gdpr)
- [Gym (2)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/gym)
- [IT (2)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/it)
- [Regulation Update (2)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/regulation-update)
- [Sleep (2)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/sleep)
- [Comms Days 2022 (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/comms-days-2022)
- [EV (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/ev)
- [Giveaway (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/giveaway)
- [Inspiration (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/inspiration)
- [Poem (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/poem)
- [Project Spotlight (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/project-spotlight)
- [Recruitment (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/recruitment)
- [Transformation (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/transformation)
- [Travel (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/travel)
- [apprenticeship (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/apprenticeship)
- [diversityandinclusion (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/diversityandinclusion)
- [new starters (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/new-starters)
- [wns (1)](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal/tag/wns)

see all

### Recent Posts

#### About Us

The Newsletter is for, by and about us here at TGP; whether you’re based in Leeds, Redhill, London, South Africa, or at home. It will be coming out every other month, put together by your [Editorial Team](https://connect.totalgp.com/editorial-team). So please get in touch to tell us about your amazing achievements, the events you’re planning, or with other news that you want to share with the team here at TGP [\[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://connect.totalgp.com/editorial-team)

#### More Links

- [\[fa icon="caret-right"\] Home](http://gas-power.total.co.uk)
- [\[fa icon="caret-right"\] Blog](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/internal)
- [\[fa icon="caret-right"\] Editorial Team](https://live.business.totalenergies.uk/editorial-team)

#### Contact Us

\[fa icon="envelope"\]  Contact [editorial team](https://connect.totalgp.com/editorial-team) via email

\[fa icon="home"\]  Beech Gate, Kingswood Fields, Millfield Lane, Tadworth Surrey KT20 6RP

\[fa icon="chevron-up"\]