Source: XpertHR P&D Date: 19/05/2008 Publisher: XpertHR

Right to request flexible working: Declaration of eligibility form in respect of an employee's right to request flexible working (form)

TOPICS:
terms, conditions and employee rights working time and leave
working patterns
contracts of employment varying the contract of employment

AUTHOR: Lynda Macdonald


Form wording:

Employee's name:  
Department:  
Start date with the Company:  
Date request submitted:  
Please tick one box:
I wish to make a request to work flexibly in relation to my parental responsibilities (go to Section A)  
I wish to make a request to work flexibly in relation to my caring responsibilities (go to Section B)  
Section A: Please tick boxes as appropriate:
I declare that I have a child who is currently under 6 years of age  
I declare that I have a disabled child who is currently under 18 years of age  
I declare that my spouse/civil partner/partner has a child under 6 years of age  
I declare that my spouse/civil partner/partner has a disabled child under 18 years of age  
I declare that I am the legal guardian of a child who is currently under 6 years of age  
I declare that I am the legal guardian of a disabled child who is under 18 years of age  
I declare that my spouse/civil partner/partner is the legal guardian of a child under 6 years of age  
I declare that my spouse/civil partner/partner is the legal guardian of a disabled child who is under 18  
I declare that I am currently fostering a child who is under 6 years of age  
I declare that I am currently fostering a disabled child who is under 18 years of age  
I declare that my spouse/civil partner/partner is currently fostering a child under 6 years of age  
I declare that my spouse/civil partner/partner is currently fostering a disabled child who is under 18  
I declare that I live with the child and have responsibility for the child's upbringing  
I declare that I am making this request in order to care for the child  
Please state the date on which the child in respect of which you are requesting flexible working was born:  
Section B: Please tick boxes as appropriate (note: adoptive relationships are included):
I declare that I have caring responsibilities for my spouse/civil partner/partner  
I declare that I have caring responsibilities for someone who lives at the same address as me  
I declare that I have caring responsibilities for my mother/father  
I declare that I have caring responsibilities for my guardian  
I declare that I have caring responsibilities for my parent-in-law  
I declare that I have caring responsibilities for my step-parent  
I declare that I have caring responsibilities for my son/daughter/step-son/step-daughter  
I declare that I have caring responsibilities for my brother/sister/step-brother/step-sister/brother-in-law/sister-in-law  
I declare that I have caring responsibilities for my uncle/aunt  
I declare that I have caring responsibilities for my grandparent  
I declare that I have caring responsibilities for my son-in-law/daughter-in law  

When to use this document

Use this document to check that an employee meets the statutory criteria necessary for eligibility to request flexible working.

Law relating to this document

Leading statutory authority

Employment Act 2002
Employment Relations Act 2004
Employment Rights Act 1996
Civil Partnership Act 2004
Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2005 SI 2005/2114
Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 SI 2006/3314
Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations 2002 SI 2002/3236
Flexible Working (Procedural Requirements) Regulations 2002 SI 2002/3207
Flexible Working: the right to request and the duty to consider (URN 06/2158) (on DBERR website)

The right to request flexible working is available to employees who have:

  • a minimum of 26 weeks' continuous service as at the date the application is made;
  • one or more children under the age of six (18 if the child is disabled);
  • parental responsibility for the child in question.

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