The Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 No. 3314

Amendment of the Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations 2002

5.  After regulation 3 insert—

Age of child

3A.   An application under regulation 3 must be made before the day on which the child concerned reaches the age of 6 or, if disabled, 18.

Entitlement to request a contract variation to care for an adult

3B.   An employee is entitled to make an application to his employer for a contract variation to enable him, in accordance with section 80F(1)(b)(ii) of the 1996 Act, to care for a person aged 18 or over if the employee—

(a) has been continuously employed for a period of not less than 26 weeks;

(b) is or expects to be caring for a person in need of care who is either—

(i) married to or the partner or civil partner of the employee;

(ii) a relative of the employee; or

(iii) living at the same address as the employee.”.