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 \n□ Whose approval is needed?  \n□ How will job sharing be implemented?  \n□ What are job sharing's costs in salary,vacation time,sick leave,holidays andhealth benefits?  \n口Are there savings in reduced turnover,improved scheduling and increasedmotivation?  \n口How will hours,salary and benefits bedivided?  \n□ What are the risks of hiring two peoplefor one job?  \nLast fall a full-time position was posted inthe Reference Department.Two refer-ence part-timers indicated that,althoughthey were unable,individually,to assumefull-time responsibilities,they were in-terested in bidding on the opening as ajob share.The director,working with theTechnical Services and Reference super-visors,formulated a draft statement onthe purpose,scope and conditions of ajob share arrangement for the library.They met regularly to review the implica-tions of the concept and worked theirideas into a proposal that expressed their  \n□ If one job sharer elects to take bene-fits,how will they be apportioned andpaid?  \n□ How willduties be carried out if onlyone job sharer is hired immediately?  \n□ Should job sharers have complemen-tary skills,experiences and personali-ties?  \n□ If one is hired,shoul","cbCaig3m5cA3IIs3","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaig3m5cA3IIs3","pdf",2914901,"English","# Job Sharing\n## Arrangement Overview\n## Why the Library Uses Job Sharing\n## Planning and Implementation Questions\n## Reference Department Example","[{\"question\":\"What is job sharing and how does it work at the Stratford Library?\",\"answer\":\"Job sharing is a work-time arrangement where a full-time position is shared, usually equally, by two employees. 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