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Table A1

Interview questions

Questions	Purpose
1. How has flexible working been managed in your team? i. How prevalent is remote working in your work context/team? a) Do a lot of staff work remotely, or do they mostly work from the new buildings? Why do you think this is? b) How are decisions about location and hours of work made (e.g. collective decision-making, individual-led, manager-led)? c) Are there equity issues around access or inclusion? ii. Can you reflect on whether particular cohorts of employees favour some work locations (e.g. home v office)? Why do you think this is? For example, younger workers/early in career, older workers/more advanced in career, across management/operational?	To gain an understanding of what flexible working arrangements are in place at the team level and whether there are differences across employee cohorts
2. To what extent has flexible working, particularly widespread work-from-home, changed dynamics within your team or your feeling of connectedness? i. What changes have you seen, if any, to communication practices? ii. How often do team members interact and communicate with one another? How do they communicate and work with one another? iii. To what extent has flexible working shaped communication between teams?	To gain an understanding of how teams are communicating and interacting with one another and with other teams
3. To what extent has flexible working impacted your ability to share knowledge with, and learn from, others? How well do you feel supported in your development and your ability to develop others?	To gain an understanding of whether flexible working has impacted knowledge sharing and development
4. For those of you who are starting to think about retirement, what role, if any, does flexible working play in enabling the transition to retirement?	To gain an understanding of whether flexible working has impacted retirement intentions and plans
5. How can flexible working be better supported in [Directorate]? i. Reflecting on the past two years, what has been working well and therefore should continue? ii. Reflecting on the past two years, what has not been working well and therefore should stop? iii. What additional processes and procedures, systems and/or behaviours would need to be in place to enable its effectiveness? iv.How can flexible working be embedded your work context?	To gain insight into perceptions regarding areas of strength and areas for improvement
6. Are there forms of flexibility not currently available or not commonly used that would support your preferences for flexible working (e.g. extended leave without pay, job sharing)?	To determine if there is a desire for broader forms of flexible working
7. Is there anything you wanted to say that you haven't had a chance to say? Or anything you want to add to the discussion before we leave?

Questions	Purpose
1. How has flexible working been managed in your team? i. How prevalent is remote working in your work context/team? a) Do a lot of staff work remotely, or do they mostly work from the new buildings? Why do you think this is? b) How are decisions about location and hours of work made (e.g. collective decision-making, individual-led, manager-led)? c) Are there equity issues around access or inclusion? ii. Can you reflect on whether particular cohorts of employees favour some work locations (e.g. home v office)? Why do you think this is? For example, younger workers/early in career, older workers/more advanced in career, across management/operational?	To gain an understanding of what flexible working arrangements are in place at the team level and whether there are differences across employee cohorts
2. To what extent has flexible working, particularly widespread work-from-home, changed dynamics within your team or your feeling of connectedness? i. What changes have you seen, if any, to communication practices? ii. How often do team members interact and communicate with one another? How do they communicate and work with one another? iii. To what extent has flexible working shaped communication between teams?	To gain an understanding of how teams are communicating and interacting with one another and with other teams
3. To what extent has flexible working impacted your ability to share knowledge with, and learn from, others? How well do you feel supported in your development and your ability to develop others?	To gain an understanding of whether flexible working has impacted knowledge sharing and development
4. For those of you who are starting to think about retirement, what role, if any, does flexible working play in enabling the transition to retirement?	To gain an understanding of whether flexible working has impacted retirement intentions and plans
5. How can flexible working be better supported in [Directorate]? i. Reflecting on the past two years, what has been working well and therefore should continue? ii. Reflecting on the past two years, what has not been working well and therefore should stop? iii. What additional processes and procedures, systems and/or behaviours would need to be in place to enable its effectiveness? iv.How can flexible working be embedded your work context?	To gain insight into perceptions regarding areas of strength and areas for improvement
6. Are there forms of flexibility not currently available or not commonly used that would support your preferences for flexible working (e.g. extended leave without pay, job sharing)?	To determine if there is a desire for broader forms of flexible working
7. Is there anything you wanted to say that you haven't had a chance to say? Or anything you want to add to the discussion before we leave?