Flexible working for carers – definition of relative to be amended

• Author:
• MacRoberts Solicitors

As you are aware, the right to request flexible working provided for in the Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations 2002 was recently extended to carers of adults, a “carer” being an employee who is or expects to be caring for an adult who:


is married to, or the partner or civil partner of the employee; or
is a “relative” of the employee, defined as a mother, father, adopter, guardian, parent-in-law, step-parent, son, step-son, ... (243 more words)

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