Letter Requesting Flexible Working Hours

The primary purpose of this letter is to make a formal written request to the employer to sanction a flexible working arrangement. Sometimes, the flexible working arrangement may be sanctioned over verbal communication with the employer, but it is always better to put the request in writing (even if verbal approval has already been provided) to avoid any disputes in the future.

This letter can be used by any type of employee working in diverse types of organizations/companies. This document can be used in case of an initial request or following up on the verbal communication with the employer.

How to use this document?

This letter can be used even if the employee has received verbal permission from the employer. Using this letter will help the employee to put the request and other details on record for any further reference.

This letter covers different types of flexible working arrangements including the following:

• Changing the Timing: Changing the existing working hours.
• Increased Working Hours with Reduced Working Days: Under this, the employee can request to increase the daily working hours and thereby decrease the working days in a week.
• Job Sharing: Under this, the employee can request to allow sharing the existing duties and responsibilities with a coworker from the entity.
• Flexible Timing: Changing the existing fixed time to a flexible timing arrangement.
• Remote Work: To request to work remotely from the home or any other working place.
• Total Hours Basis: Under this, the work will be on a total hourly basis for a particular period.

This letter can be printed, signed, and directly hand over to the organization or sent through a registered post. This letter can also be sent as an email attachment.

Applicable law

This flexible working arrangement is not covered under any laws in India. If there is an agreement between the employer and the employee such an arrangement will be protected under the Indian Contract Act, 1872.

How to modify the template?

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At the end, you receive it in Word and PDF formats. You can modify it and reuse it.