Work from home request letter

Use this to ask your manager to let you work from home for a few days or for a fixed period.

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To The Manager, [Company or Office Name], [City] Date: [Date] Subject: Request to work from home from [From Date] to [To Date] Dear Sir/Madam, I request permission to work from home from [From Date] to [To Date] because [Reason, for example a family member at home needs care after surgery]. I have a working laptop and a steady internet connection at home. I will be available on phone, email and chat during office hours, [Office Hours], and will join all meetings online. My tasks for this period are [Planned Work], and I will send a short update every evening. If the work needs me in the office on any day, I will come in. Thank you for considering this. Yours sincerely, [Your Name] [Your Designation] Employee ID: [Employee ID]

Before you send it

Answer the manager's real question in the letter: how will the work get done, and how will the team reach you?
Give an end date. An open-ended request is harder to approve.
Offer a daily or weekly update. It builds trust quickly.

This is a general format, written by us, to save you time. If the company has its own printed form, use that form. Last checked: 11 November 2026.

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