Better Deals For Carers
DTI Press Release
9 November 2006
Carers across the UK are set to benefit from the right to request
flexible working. The definition of Carer will be 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 near relative of the employee; or
* falls into neither category but lives at the same address as
the employee.
And here is Daniel Barnett's commentary:
Flexible Working for Carers
The DTI has, this morning, announced who will qualify as a
'carer' under the new right for carers to request flexible
working (coming into force on 6th April 2007 under the Work
and Families Act 2006).
The definition of 'carer' will cover any 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 'near relative' of the employee;
* falls into neither category but lives at the same address as
the employee.
The 'near relative' definition includes parents, parent-in-law,
adult child, adopted adult child, siblings (including those who
are in-laws), uncles, aunts or grandparents and step-relatives.
The DTI estimates that this definition will cover about 80% of
carers.