Your employer has recently allowed some employees to work remotely from home. You would also like to work from home. Write a letter to the HR manager for permission to work from home for the next six months. In your letter, mention why you are writing explain why you would like to work from home say how this can benefit you and the company

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Dear HR manager, I am writing to request a

temporal

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temporary

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change in my current job's condition, which is

office work base, to

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office-based, to work

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remotely

work

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apply

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from

home

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for the next 6 months. I have been working hybrid way, 1 week at

home

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and 1

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week in

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the office.

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, in the coming

months

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Alberta's Road is going to be

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closed

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due to

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maintanance

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maintenance

works. For that reason, my normal travel distance

change it

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changed

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, from 30 min to 1

hour

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apply

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and

half

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a half

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hours to

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drive from

home

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to the office and

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apply

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viceversa

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vice versa

As a consequence

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, I will spend around 2 hours just driving from one point to the other. Some advantages that I want to highlight for

this

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request

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are

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that

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I work

for

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from

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home

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, it will be easy to balance my personal and professional life.

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, as I have an assigned car, the company can reduce some expenses

such

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as petrol, car service, or

re-asignate

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reassign

the

authomovil

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automobile

to another worker. Please let me

known

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if you need any supportive

document

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to continue with my request.

Sincerelly

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Sincerely

, Daniela Treda

camilaaranzazur

Oct 16, 2026

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State your main reason more clearly: the road work will make your trip much longer. Then explain how working from home will help you do your job well.

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Add a short plan for work at home, such as being online during work hours, joining all meetings, and coming to the office when needed.

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Use a more formal closing. Write “Yours sincerely” after the final request.

coherence and cohesion

Use one clear topic in each paragraph: your request, the road problem, the benefits, and the closing.

coherence and cohesion

Make long sentences shorter. This will make the letter easier to read and understand.

coherence and cohesion

Use clear linking words, such as “Therefore”, “In addition”, and “As a result”, to show how your ideas connect.

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You clearly ask to work from home for the next six months and give a real reason for the request.

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You include benefits for both you and the company, such as less travel time and lower car costs.

coherence and cohesion

The letter has a clear start, main points, and a polite final request.

The Closing

The style of the letter determine how you have to close it.

Check out the suggested closing sentences for each type of letter in the General IELTS Test. The closing sentence should be the last sentence of your letter.

Formal style (To someone you have not met, whose name you don’t know)

Yours faithfully,

Semi-formal (To someone you may or may not have met, whose last name you know)

Yours sincerely,

Informal (To someone you know well, whose first name you know and use)

Best regards,
Warm wishes,

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Overall Band Score

Coherence and Cohesion: 6.0

Logical structure

Single idea per paragraph

Greeting and closing

Accurate linking words

Variety in linking words

Lexical resource: 4.0

Varied vocabulary

Accurate spelling & word formation

Grammatical Range: 4.0

Mix of complex & simple sentences

Clear and correct grammar

Task Achievement: 6.0

Complete response

Suitable writing tone

Appropriate word count

6 paragraphs

176 words

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