S.L. 452.125 Art. 3Definitions. Cap. 452.   Cap. 602. Cap. 452.   S.L. 452.88.    Kap. 452. S.L. 452.87.

(1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:

"the Act" means the Employment and Industrial Relations Act;

"carer" means any worker providing personal care or support to a relative, or to a person who lives in the same household as the worker, and who is in need of care or support for a serious medical reason;

"carers’ leave" means leave from work for workers in order to provide personal care or support to a relative, or to a person who lives in the same household as the worker, and who is in need of care or support for a serious medical reason;

"flexible working arrangements" means the possibility for workers to adjust their working patterns, including through the use of remote working arrangements, flexible working schedules, or reduced working hours;

"foster carer" means one or more persons approved by the

Fostering Board, as established by article 38 of the Minor Protection

(Alternative Care) Act, to foster a child;

"foster carers’ leave" means leave from work for workers in order to provide care or support to a child under foster care;

"parental leave" means leave from work for parents on the grounds of the birth or adoption of a child to take care of that child;

"paternity leave" means leave from work for fathers or, where and insofar as recognised by national law, for equivalent second parents, on the occasion of the birth or the adoption of a child for the purposes of providing care;

"pro shall have the same meaning attributed to it by article rata" 2 of the Act:

Provided that:

(a) when the employee is in part-time employment on a variable time schedule, the number of hours of work per week shall be the average number of hours of work per week spread over successive thirteen (13) week periods commencing on the first of January of each calendar year; and

(b) when the employee has not been in part-time employment for a period of thirteen (13) weeks, the average number of hours of work per week shall be calculated over the number of weeks in employment;

"relative" means a worker’s son, daughter, mother, father, spouse or, partner in civil partnership, without prejudice to regulation 4(3) of the Urgent Family Leave Regulations;

"worker" shall have the same meaning attributed to it by the Act.

(2) Without prejudice to the Organisation of Working Time

Regulations, reference to working days in these regulations shall be understood as referring to the full-time working pattern.