All employees can ask at any time to change:
- hours of work (over a day, a week or year)
- days of work
- place of work.
Flexible work can also be used to change:
- how work is done
- how starting and ending work are managed
- how work is managed in the workplace to help employees and businesses.
Flexible work doesn’t just mean working part-time instead or full-time or changing the shifts that you work.
Flexible work toolkit [PDF 1.1MB]
Flexible work application form [DOCX 26KB]
Employer's/manager's response form [DOCX 23KB]
Working from home guidelines [DOCX 24KB]
Information for employees [DOCX 24KB]
Short-term flexible work request form for employees affected by domestic violence [DOCX 26KB]
Benefits, rights and responsibilities
Flexible working arrangements can benefit everyone — employers, employees, their families and communities.
How to apply
How an employee can apply for flexible working arrangements.
Considering a request
How to respond to an employee’s request for flexible working.
Approving a request
Once you’ve considered your employee’s request for flexible working arrangements, you need to let them know your decision in writing.
Declining a request
What to do when declining a request for flexible work arrangements.
Unresolved requests
How to deal with unresolved flexible work arrangements requests.