Workplace and Environment

Parental leave request formBoth male and female employees are entitled to take unpaid parental leave to look after a child under 18 in respect of whom they have parental responsibility. This could involve the employee taking up to 18 weeks off work, ... Read more

Paternity leave request formThe right to paternity leave entitles eligible employees to take either a single period of one or two weeks off work or two non-consecutive periods of one week each off work following the birth or adoption of a child for... Read more

Paternity rights following loss of pregnancy letterWhere an employee's wife or partner suffers either a miscarriage or a stillbirth, only if their wife or partner was more than 24 weeks' pregnant will the employee be eligible for paternity leave. Send... Read more

Extension of flexible working decision periodWhen an employee applies for flexible working, normally you must notify them of your decision within two months. However, you can agree with them to extend that period and use our letter to confirm this ag... Read more

Flexible working acceptance letterIf, following a consultation meeting, you're happy to accept an employee's flexible working request, or you reach an agreed compromise with them at the meeting for an alternative flexible working arrangement, then y... Read more

Flexible working appeal - invitation to appeal meetingIf you reject an employee's request for a flexible working arrangement, it is good practice to allow them to appeal the decision and, if they do appeal, to arrange a meeting with them to discuss it... Read more

Flexible working rejection letterIf you wish to reject an employee's flexible working request, you must provide one or more genuine business reasons for the refusal and you should set out any additional information which is reasonable to help exp... Read more

Flexible working request - invitation to meetingUse our letter to arrange a meeting with your employee to discuss their formal request for flexible working. However, there's no need to arrange a meeting if you're happy to agree to the employee's reques... Read more

Ineligible for flexible working letterAn employee is ineligible to request flexible working if they've already made two statutory flexible working requests in the previous twelve months or they have a live request which is still in progress. Our lette... Read more