[Insert name and job title of intended recipient] [Insert name of employer company] [Insert address of recipient at employer] [Insert date] Dear [insert name] I refer to

[Insert name of employee] [Insert address of employee] [Insert date] Dear [insert employee’s name] I am writing to you about your flexible working request dated [insert date which appeared on employee’s request] (referred to below simply as ‘your flexible working request’). [[OPTION 1: Confirmation of withdrawal of request by employee:] On [insert date X], [insert name of person at employer to whom withdrawal was communicated] [received a [letter/email etc] from you in which OR had a conversation with you [give details of conversation, eg ‘on the phone’ or ‘in meeting

[Insert name of employee] [Insert address of employee] [Insert date] Dear [insert employee’s name] I am writing to you about your flexible working request dated [insert date which appeared on employee’s request]. [You were sent a letter dated [insert date of decision letter] notifying you of our decision on your request. You decided to appeal that decision.] Following receipt of your [request

[Insert name of employee] [Insert address of employee] [Insert date] Dear [insert employee’s name] Thank you for your notice of appeal dated [insert date of notice of appeal], received on [insert date employer received the request], regarding your flexible working request dated [insert date which appeared on employee’s request]. I would like to hold a meeting with you to discuss your appeal as soon as possible. You can be accompanied at the

[Insert name of employee] [Insert address of employee] [Insert date] Dear [insert employee’s name] Thank you for your flexible working request dated [insert date which appeared on employee’s request], which we received [in the post on OR when you hand-delivered it to [insert name of recipient] on OR by email dated] [insert date employer received the request]. I would like to hold a meeting with you to discuss your request as soon

[Insert name of employee] [Insert address of employee] [Insert date] Dear [insert employee’s name] I am writing to you about your appeal dated [insert date of notice of appeal] against the decision regarding your flexible working request. Following the submission of your notice of appeal, which we received on [insert date employer received the notice of appeal], [ [ OPTIONS 1 (full agreement to original request after proper consideration), 2, OR 3: ] [a meeting was held OR meetings were held] with you on [insert date(s) of meeting(s) held to consider the appeal] to discuss your appeal OR [ OPTION 4 (full agreement to original request without need for any discussion): ] I was happy to agree to your original flexible working request without the need for any further discussion or investigation] [ OPTION 5: ] it was immediately clear, without the need for any further discussion or investigation, that we would not proceed to consider your appeal because you were not legally entitled to make the request for flexible working which you submitted. [Initial text for use with options 1, 2, or 3 (as set out below) [In

[Insert name of employee] [Insert address of employee] [Insert date] Dear [insert employee’s name] I am writing to you about your flexible working request dated [insert date which appeared on employee’s request], which we received on [insert date employer received the request]. Following receipt of your request, [ [ OPTIONS 1 (full agreement to original request after proper consideration), 2, OR 3: ] [a[ consultation] meeting was held OR meetings[, which included a consultation meeting,] were held] with you on [insert date(s) of meeting(s) held to consider the request] at which your request was discussed OR [ OPTION 4 (full agreement to original request without need for any discussion): ] I was happy to agree to your request without the need for any further discussion or investigation OR [ OPTION 5: ] it was immediately clear, without the need for any further discussion or investigation, that we would not proceed to consider your request because you were not legally entitled to make the request for flexible working which you submitted]. [Initial text for use with options 1, 2, or 3 (as set out below) [In

[ To be typed on headed notepaper of employer ] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) As we informed you at the open meeting on [insert date], [set out the business reasons for redundancy eg the Company has been experiencing poor sales for some time now. Our hopes that the market for our products would pick up have, so far, proved ill-founded].[

[ To be typed on headed notepaper of employer ] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) As discussed at our meeting on [insert date], [despite steps we have taken to avoid it, [including specify reasons] ]we are in a redundancy situation because [specify business reasons for redundancy eg the Company has decided to withdraw from the French market]. As a result, we have decided that the role of [insert job title] should cease. Since [you are the only employee with responsibilities for that market OR you are the only person carrying out the role of [insert job title] OR [insert explanation]], you are the only employee in the pool for selection for redundancy. This is only a provisional

[[To be typed on headed notepaper of employer]] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) [As discussed at the open meeting with all [insert description] employees on [insert date], we confirm OR With regret, we have to tell you] that we are considering [closing the Company's operations OR making a number of redundancies] in [insert name of eg department]. We will be providing more background information shortly but, in general terms, redundancies are being considered because [specify business reasons for redundancy eg the Company has been experiencing poor sales for some time now. Our hopes that the market for our products would pick up have, so far, proved ill-founded]. Before any decision is made as to how the redundancies will

[ To be typed on headed notepaper of employer ] [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) Following the [two ]consultation meeting[s] we have had, I regret to confirm your selection for redundancy. As was explained to you, the reason for your redundancy is [specify business reasons as set out in first letter]. At the [second ]consultation meeting we discussed [set out what was discussed and the Company's response to any comments and/or suggestions made]. All ways of avoiding redundancy and all alternative positions have been considered, but unfortunately none are [suitable AND/OR available]. A decision has

[ To be typed on headed notepaper of employer ]  [Date] Dear [insert name of employee], Re: [insert name of employer] (the Company) As you know, [specify business reasons for redundancy eg the Company has been experiencing poor sales for some time now. Our hopes that the market for our products would pick up have, so far,