Corporate partner division where policies are issued and handled on behalf of other financial institutions such as banks, building societies, retailers etc
Problem
In most cases respond to policy holders by phone and post
Help-line and postal workload covered by same staff
Time critical profile for phone calls (% must be answered within a certain number of seconds to meet performance criteria)
Postal work specifies response within 3 days
Outcome
Attendance patterns developed for staff that define core shifts
Commitment to match performance criteria
Staff agree on a daily basis their start and finish times so that they fit with the work requirement