# The Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations 2002, Regulation 3: Entitlement to request a contract variation to care for a child

Extent: E+W+S

(1) 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)(i) of the 1996 Act, to care for a child if he—
(a) has been continuously employed for a period of not less than 26 weeks;
(b) is either—
(i) the mother, father, adopter, guardian, special guardian, foster parent or private foster carer of, or a person in whose favour a residence order is in force in respect of, the child or a person named in a child arrangements order as a person with whom the child is to live; or
(ii) married to, the civil partner of or the partner of—
(aa) the child’s mother, father, adopter, guardian, special guardian, foster parent or private foster carer, or
(bb) a person in whose favour a residence order is in force in respect of the child;
(cc) a person named in a child arrangements order as a person with whom the child is to live
(c) has, or expects to have responsibility for the upbringing of the child.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/3236/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/flexible-working-eligibility-complaints-and-remedies-regulations-2002/regulation-3
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