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View full libraryThis Hybrid Working Trial Period Announcement Letter provides a clear written record when an employee is invited to trial a hybrid working arrangement. It confirms the trial period, proposed working pattern, expectations, review arrangements and what happens when the trial ends.
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[Sender name]
[Sender address]
[date]
[Recipient name]
[Recipient address]
Dear [Recipient first name],
Hybrid Working Trial Period
Following our recent discussions, I am pleased to confirm that we have agreed to introduce a temporary hybrid working arrangement for you on a trial basis.
The purpose of the trial is to allow both you and [Company] to assess how the arrangement works in practice and whether it provides an effective working arrangement for you, your role and the wider team.
Trial period
Your hybrid working trial will begin on [Start Date] and will run until [End Date].
We will review the arrangement during the trial and again towards the end of the trial period before deciding whether any changes should be made or whether the arrangement should continue.
Agreed working arrangement
During the trial, your normal working pattern will be:
| Day | Normal location | Working hours | Additional arrangements |
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This letter provides a practical way for an employer to formally communicate a temporary hybrid working trial. It can be used where the organisation wants to test whether a combination of home and workplace working is effective before deciding whether the arrangement should continue.
The letter records when the trial starts and ends and sets out the proposed working pattern. This gives both the employer and employee a clear understanding of what has been agreed during the trial.
Hybrid working should not create uncertainty about working hours, availability, communication, meetings, performance or responsibilities. The letter provides space to set practical expectations appropriate to the role.
The trial provides an opportunity for both the organisation and employee to assess how the arrangement works in practice. Reviews can consider performance, service delivery, collaboration, communication, workload, attendance and the needs of the wider team.
The letter explains what will happen when the trial ends. The arrangement may be confirmed, amended, extended or brought to an end, depending on the circumstances and any further discussion required.
Where the trial is temporary, the letter should make this clear. If a permanent change to contractual terms is subsequently agreed, the employer should confirm the change in writing within the required timescale.
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Not necessarily. A trial can be agreed as a temporary arrangement with a defined start and end date. The letter should make the temporary nature of the arrangement clear. If the arrangement is later agreed permanently, the contractual change should be confirmed in writing.
There is no single statutory trial period. The trial should be long enough to allow the arrangement to operate properly and for both the employer and employee to assess whether it works. A period of several weeks or months may be appropriate depending on the role and circumstances.
The review can consider performance, productivity, communication, collaboration, customer or service requirements, workload, attendance, availability, team impact and the employee's experience of the arrangement.
If the arrangement was agreed as a temporary trial with an agreed end date, the organisation can normally decide what arrangement should apply after the trial, subject to the terms of the agreement and any contractual or statutory rights. Any permanent change should be discussed and confirmed appropriately.
Yes. Hybrid working can involve changing where an employee works and can therefore form part of a flexible working arrangement. An employee can make a statutory flexible working request to change where they work, including the balance between home and workplace working.
HRDocBox templates are designed specifically for UK employers and combine practical HR processes with relevant UK employment law and Acas guidance. This provides a structured starting point that can be adapted to the organisation's own hybrid working arrangements.
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The Hybrid working trial period announcement letter template is developed using a practical HR methodology that considers current UK employment legislation, ACAS guidance, CIPD good practice and the real-world HR process it supports. Templates and supporting information are regularly reviewed and updated, with additional reviews triggered by significant changes to legislation, guidance or established HR practice, helping ensure each document remains practical, relevant and suitable for UK employers.
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