When office-day guidance is difficult to follow
Start with your manager and the applicable local process.
If your circumstances make the example office-day guidance difficult to follow, discuss the situation with your manager. Ask which local process applies and who is responsible for deciding a request. This sample does not define eligibility, promise an exception, or replace an approved policy.
Northstar’s locations and roles may have different arrangements. Confirm that the guidance applies to your role and work location before acting on it.
Prepare for the conversation
Share only the work-related detail needed to identify the right next step.
Describe the dates or arrangement
Be specific about when the current guidance is difficult to follow.
- Identify the dates or recurring pattern you want to discuss.
- Say whether you are asking about a one-time change or an ongoing arrangement.
Explain the work-related constraint
Describe how the situation affects your ability to follow the applicable office-day arrangements.
- Share relevant work context with your manager.
- Ask what information the local process requires before sending sensitive personal details.
Confirm the process and next owner
Do not assume that a conversation is an approval or that the same process applies at every location.
- Ask who reviews or decides the request.
- Confirm how to submit it and when to expect the next update, if the local process specifies this.
Find the relevant guidance
Use the office-day page for general planning; verify local policy before relying on it.
Read Office Days for the example planning guidance.
Ask your manager for the authoritative local policy, request method, decision owner, and help route.
Before publication, connect Policy Hub or Forms only after the authoritative policy or request form is configured.