South Australia: Flexible work options beyond working from home
Version checked: 22 January 2026.
This information sheet supports Determination 8 and expressly identifies itself as non-binding guidance. Its examples are options to consider, not a guarantee that a preferred arrangement must be approved.
The sheet covers remote work, flexitime, part-time patterns, job sharing, compressed weeks and purchased leave. It distinguishes flexibility in hours from flexibility in location. Where one option cannot fit a role, the employee and manager should consider whether another could work. Safety, team access, confidentiality and service requirements remain relevant.
For prison officers, the useful starting point may be staggered hours, part-time patterns or a carefully designed job share rather than home-based custodial work. A compressed pattern must account for extended hours, isolation, breaks and fatigue. Check award and agreement provisions before assuming flexitime can be combined with another arrangement.
A practical request should explain the proposed pattern, coverage of duties, handovers, safety controls and review date. Refer to Determination 8 for minimum standards and decision-making requirements rather than treating this list of examples as the operative legal test.
General information, not advice on a particular case.
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