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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 November 2008
This checklist by Ruth Bonino and Gemma Rosenthal of Reed Smith is the latest in our practical checklist series. They explain the meaning of flexible working; who is entitled to request it; the mechanics of requesting and the procedure to follow if the request is denied.
1 A TUPE transfer is one where the undertaking for which an employee works, is transferred to a new owner or where the employee's employer has changed as the result of outsourcing, change of contractor or in-sourcing. The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 work to protect the employee's employment when this occurs.
2 a partner is the other member of a couple consisting of: either a man and a woman who are living together as husband and wife; or two people of the same sex who are living together as if they were civil partners.
3 Note: the omission of grandparents from this list which has received much criticism.
4 “relative” is defined in Reg 3B Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations 2002.
