Your normal work arrangement is changing briefly and the responsible manager needs a clear bounded request.
The useful bits
- Proposed date and location category
- Work and availability plan
- The response should approve or decline the defined date and identify any conditions.
Before you write
Use this example when your normal work arrangement is changing briefly and the responsible manager needs a clear bounded request. Gather the details below so the recipient can act without asking you to reconstruct the situation.
- Proposed date and location category
- Work and availability plan
- Applicable approval process
An email you can adapt
The subject “Location request for [date]” identifies the request. Replace each bracketed field with a checked detail and remove any sentence that does not describe your situation.
Subject: Location request for [date] Hi [name], May I work from [proposed location] on [date]? I expect to remain available during [hours and time zone] and can complete [planned work] through our approved systems. Please let me know if [meeting or operational duty] requires another arrangement. I am requesting approval for this date only and will follow the applicable access and information-handling rules. I have not treated the change as confirmed. Best, [sender]
Check the boundary
Do not include unnecessary private address details or assume approval of one day changes your ongoing work arrangement.
What a useful reply should settle
The response should approve or decline the defined date and identify any conditions.
Record the agreed arrangement and update relevant meeting participants without sharing private location information.
About this guide
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