Flexible working hours, also known as flexi-time, means you have some control over when you start and finish work rather than being tied to fixed hours like nine to five. This might mean fully flexible hours where you choose your own schedule, or core hours where you need to be available during a set window such as eleven to three, with the rest of your hours worked when it suits you. On Flexa, every employer offering flexible hours has been independently verified through real employee feedback so you know what flexibility actually looks like in practice.

A flexible job is a broader term that covers many types of flexibility — remote working, hybrid arrangements, compressed hours, and more. Flexible working hours specifically refers to control over your start and finish times. A job can offer one without the other. For example a role might be fully office-based but allow you to start anywhere between seven and ten. On Flexa you can filter by both to find roles that offer the specific type of flexibility you need.

Core hours are a set window of time during which all employees are expected to be available and working, regardless of when they start or finish the rest of their day. A common example is eleven to three, meaning you must be available during those four hours but can work the remaining hours of your day whenever suits you. Core hours arrangements give employers the overlap they need for meetings and collaboration while still giving employees meaningful flexibility around their schedule.

Yes, flexible working hours are one of the most valuable arrangements for parents and carers because they allow you to fit work around school runs, childcare, and caring responsibilities without using annual leave. Flexa's Talent Insights data shows that parental leave and flexibility are among the top priorities for parents searching for a new role. Finding an employer who is genuinely flexible about hours, and verified to be so, makes a significant difference to working life as a parent or carer.

Every employer on Flexa goes through an independent verification process where their working policies are confirmed through real employee feedback before their profile goes live. That means when a company says it offers flexible working hours, that claim has been checked and confirmed by the people who actually work there, not just written into a job advert to attract more applicants.