# Flexible Working Request Template, Free Source: https://nerix.ai/templates/flexible-working-request Ask for different hours, days or a place of work, with a plan that shows how the work still gets done. Before you send it Some places give employees a legal right to ask, with set steps and deadlines. Check your contract, your company policy and the rules where you work. This is not legal advice. ## Fill it in and preview You are signed in. Fill it in your workspace and it is kept as a document you can send, share and have signed. [Open in your workspace](https://app.nerix.ai/documents/templates/flexible-working-request) Subject: Flexible working request from Priya Nair Dear Daniel , I am writing to ask for a change to how I work. I am a Customer Success Manager . Today I work: Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:30, in the office . What I am asking for: Work four days a week (Monday to Thursday) at the same daily hours, with two of those days from home. I would like this to start on 1 March 2027 . I am asking for it: Permanently . I would like to be at home on Fridays to care for a family member. How I think it affects the work, and how I will handle that: My accounts will be covered on Fridays by Aisha. I will move my weekly report to Thursday and keep my phone on for urgent matters on request. I am free any afternoon next week. I would be glad to talk it through, answer questions, and agree a trial or a review date if that helps. Please tell me the next steps and the time you need to decide. If your company has a form or a policy for this, I will follow it. Thank you for considering it. Kind regards, Priya Nair Templates are a careful starting point, not legal advice. Where the law matters, check what applies where you are. People and HR ## What this template is for A flexible working request to your manager: the change you want, when it starts, how it affects the work and how you will cover it. Copy it or send by email. It is free to fill in online, needs no account, and downloads as a Word document or a PDF. [See all People and HR templates](https://nerix.ai/templates/people-hr) People and HR ## What you fill in The form asks for 10 details. The document fills itself in as you type. - ### Manager's name For example: Daniel - ### Your name For example: Priya Nair - ### Your role For example: Customer Success Manager - ### Your current working pattern For example: Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 17:30, in the office - ### The change you are asking for For example: Work four days a week (Monday to Thursday) at the same daily hours, with two of those days from home. - ### Date you would like it to start For example: 1 March 2027 - ### For how long For example: Permanently - ### Why (only if you want to say) optional You do not have to give a reason unless your policy asks for one. For example: I would like to be at home on Fridays to care for a family member. - ### How it could affect the work, and how you will handle it A manager is more likely to say yes when you have already thought about this. For example: My accounts will be covered on Fridays by Aisha. I will move my weekly report to Thursday and keep my phone on for urgent matters on request. - ### When you can talk about it optional For example: I am free any afternoon next week. People and HR ## What is inside The parts of this document, in order. - 1 Subject: Flexible working request from [Your name] - 2 Dear [Manager's name], - 3 I am writing to ask for a change to how I work. I am a [Your role]. Today I work: [Your current working pattern]. - 4 What I am asking for: [The change you are asking for] - 5 I would like this to start on [Date you would like it to start]. I am asking for it: [For how long]. - 6 [Why (only if you want to say)] Templates ## How it works - 01 ### Fill in Type your details in the form. The email fills itself in as you type; click any gap to jump to its field. - 02 ### Check Read it through. Gaps you have not filled stay marked, so nothing goes out half done. - 03 ### Send Copy it, open it in your email app, or save it as a Word document or a PDF. ### Make it yours with AI Open it in the chat and ask for changes: shorter, firmer, another situation, another language. [Adapt it with nerix](https://nerix.ai/try?template=flexible-working-request) ### Was this template helpful? People and HR ## Questions people ask ### What details does this template ask for? The form asks for 10 details, starting with Manager's name, Your name, Your role, Your current working pattern, The change you are asking for. 2 more are optional. ### Can I download this template as Word or PDF? Yes. When you have filled in the form, copy the email, open it in your email app, or save it as a Word document or a PDF. It is free and needs no account. ### Is what I type sent anywhere? No. What you type stays in your browser while you fill in the document. It only goes to nerix if you choose to open the template in the chat. ### What should I check before I use this template? Some places give employees a legal right to ask, with set steps and deadlines. Check your contract, your company policy and the rules where you work. This is not legal advice. ### Are these HR templates free? Most are. Fill in and download them for free as Word or PDF, with no account. A few longer documents are premium: free to fill in, paid once to download, and marked with their price. ### Do the HR templates follow my country's employment law? They assume no country's law. Employment rules differ a lot, so each template says where to check local requirements before you use it. ### Can a small team use them too? Yes. They work for a team of two or a company of two thousand, and you can cut any section you do not need in the Word version. Templates ## More in People and HR - [30 60 90 day plan Turn the first three months of a new role into clear goals, people to meet and check-ins. People and HR](https://nerix.ai/templates/thirty-sixty-ninety-day-plan) - [360 degree feedback form Gather ratings and comments about one person from the people who work with them, then use them to grow. People and HR](https://nerix.ai/templates/360-degree-feedback-form) - [Business travel policy Set clear rules for work trips: who approves, how to book, what is covered and how to claim. People and HR](https://nerix.ai/templates/travel-policy) - [Code of conduct Set out how everyone at your company is expected to behave, and how to raise a concern. 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