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Jackie Baillie (Labour) | Question S3W-40468
To ask the Scottish Executive what it considers to be the options for flexible working practices that reduce costs.

John Swinney (Scottish National Party)
The Scottish Public Sector Pay Policy for 2011-12 sets out the circumstances in which employers may wish to identify flexible working practices that reduce costs while maintaining headcount and services. These should be appropriate to workforce circumstances and need to be agreed between employers and staff representatives.
