Flexible working request

Make a statutory flexible working request: what you want changed, from when, and how many requests you have made this year. Free, no sign-up, in your browser.

This is a statutory application under the Employment Rights Act 1996 and applies in Great Britain. Say precisely what you want changed and from when. Since April 2024 you no longer have to set out the effect on the business — that is the employer's job — but dealing with it yourself makes a refusal harder. An employer may refuse only on one of eight statutory grounds, and must consult you before deciding.

Your full name *

Your address *

Your email

Your phone

Employer / company *

Who you are writing to

Employer's address *

Your position *

Continuous employment began

What you want to change *

How you work now *

How you would like to work *

You would like it to start on *

A trial period

The effect on the business, and how it can be handled (optional)

An earlier request in the last twelve months

Date of that earlier request

Signed at (town) *

Date *

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This is a statutory request under the Employment Rights Act 1996 and applies in Great Britain only: there is no equivalent federal right in the United States. Since April 2024 it is a day-one right, you may make two requests in any twelve months, and the employer must consult you and decide within two months, appeal included. You no longer have to set out the effect on the business — that is the employer's job — so anything you say about it is a help to your case, not a requirement.

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How long does the employer have to answer?

Two months from the day the request is made, including any appeal, unless you both agree to longer. The employer must consult you before deciding and may refuse only on one of the eight statutory business grounds.

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Yes. The Flexible working request generator is completely free, with no account, no watermark and no limit on how many you create.

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