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Agreement changing a contract of employment for hybrid or home working (Great Britain)
England and Wales · in English
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For an employer and an employee in England, Wales or Scotland who agree that the employee will work partly or wholly from home: a signed variation of the contract setting out the pattern of days, the start date, equipment, any contribution to costs, workstation safety, data security, an optional trial period and how the arrangement can be reviewed or ended. Everything else in the contract stays the same. Signed by both; each keeps a copy.
- Made for use in England and Wales
- Last updated October 29, 2026
- Document in English
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When to use this document
- You and an employee in England have agreed that they will work from home two days a week.
- You want to record which equipment the business provides for home working.
- You want hybrid working to start with a trial period and then be reviewed.
- You want a written change to an employment contract for hybrid working in Wales.
What you fill in
The details the document asks for.
- Date
- Employer
- Employer's company number at Companies House (if a company)
- Employer's registered address
- Town or city
- Employer's postcode
- Employee
- Employee's address
- Employee's postcode
- Date the change starts
- Working pattern: which days at the workplace and which at home
- Equipment the employer provides for home working (e.g. laptop, monitor, chair)
- Contribution to home-working costs, if any (amount and how often)
- End of a trial period, if you agree one
- Notice to end the arrangement (e.g. one month's)
- Law that governs the agreement
- Person signing for the employer
Common questions
- Is there a right to work from home in Great Britain?
- No general right, but every employee may make a statutory request for flexible working, including home or hybrid working, from their first day: two requests in any 12 months, decided within two months. The employer must consult before refusing and may refuse only for one of eight business reasons; the Employment Rights Act 2025 adds a test that the refusal is reasonable, listed for October 2027. Acas's Code of Practice and guidance are free. An agreed arrangement is then written into the contract, as here.
- Who pays for equipment and household costs when an employee works from home?
- Whatever the parties agree, which is why this agreement lists the equipment and any contribution to costs. The employer's health and safety duties, including the display screen equipment assessment, apply to home working too. HMRC's guidance explains when an employer's payment towards household costs can be made without tax; the agreement leaves the amount to the parties.
- Can the employer later end a hybrid working arrangement?
- Only as the agreement allows, or with the employee's agreement. That is why this agreement sets a notice period, a reason in writing and, optionally, a trial period with a review date. Changing an agreed term of the contract without agreement can be a breach of contract. Either side can also ask for a review at any time.
How you can sign this document
- Print it and sign by hand. The signature lines in the document are left blank on purpose — sign on them in ink.
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