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Employee
See How do I know if I am an employee? for more details.
Flexible working
This means changing your hours or working from home, or working a different number hours on different weeks etc. If you have a child under 16, you have a right to ask to change your hours. See Changing your hours or how you work for more details.
Parental leave
This is a right to take longer periods of time off to look after your child. See Taking time off for more details.
Time off for dependents
This is a right employees have to take unpaid time off to deal with unexpected emergencies affecting close family members and dependants. You can use this right to take time off to look after your child when they are sick or when the person who normally cares for them cannot look after them. See Taking time off for more details.
Worker
A legal term for people who work for somebody else (rather than being self-employed). See How do I know if I am an employee? for more details.
