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From 6 April 2009, the right of carers to request a variation of their employment contract to help them care for a child under age 6 is extended to cover carers of children under age 17. This change is made by means of a single replacement sentence in the relevant regulations.

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Posted March 30th, 2009 | No Comments »

Interested parties are asked to comment on three questions in preparation for the extension of flexible working to parents with children age 16 and under.

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Posted September 7th, 2008 | No Comments »

A Working Group, led by Imelda Walsh, HR Director of Sainsbury, has published its Report into the options for extending the existing right to request flexible working to parents of chil-dren up to the age of 16. As mentioned in a news item last week, the Government has already announced its intention to amend the existing legislation in this way.

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Posted May 26th, 2008 | No Comments »