Article 45
United Kingdom
A member of temporary staff may request authorisation to work part-time. The AACC may grant such authorisation if this is compatible with the interests of the service.
The member of temporary staff shall be entitled to authorisation in the following cases:
to care for a dependent child under 9 years of age;
to care for a dependent child aged between 9 and 12, if the reduction in working time is no more than 20 % of normal working time;
to care for a dependent child until he reaches the age of 14 when the member of temporary staff is a single parent;
in cases of serious hardship, to care for a dependent child until he reaches the age of 14 if the reduction in working time is no more than 5 % of normal working time. In that case, the first two paragraphs of Article 3 of Annex I shall not apply. If both parents are employed in the service of the Union, only one shall be entitled to such reduction;
to care for a seriously ill or disabled spouse, relative in the ascending line, relative in the descending line, brother or sister;
to take part in further training; or
during the last three years before he reaches pensionable age, but not before the age of 58.
Where part-time work is requested in order to take part in further training, or during the last three years before reaching pensionable age, but not before the age of 58, the AACC may refuse authorisation or postpone its date of taking effect only in exceptional circumstances and for overriding service-related reasons.
Where such entitlement to authorisation is exercised to care for a seriously ill or disabled spouse, relative in the ascending line, relative in the descending line, brother or sister, or to take part in further training, the total of all such periods shall not exceed five years over the member of temporary staff's career.
The AACC shall reply to the member of temporary staff's request within 60 days.
The rules governing part-time work and the procedure for granting authorisation are laid down in Annex I.