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Employees should follow their organisation’s rules to ask for time off. If there aren’t any they can write to their employer saying it’s a request ‘under Section 63D of the Employment Rights Act 1996’ with the following details:

• the date
• the subject matter of the study or training
• where and when it would take place
• who’ll be providing the training
• the name of the qualification they could get - if any
• why they think this study or training will help them do their job better and help their employer’s business
• if they’ve made a request before and when

An employer does not have to consider the request if all this information is not included.

If the employee changes their mind

The employee must tell their employer if they:

• do not start the agreed training or study
• do not finish the training or study
• do a different course or plan to do a different course from the one agreed