Sample Email asking Employees to Work on Weekends

While employers can ask their employees to work during weekends, the employees may deny it as per the labor law prevailing in the country.

Most countries have laws specifying limits on working hours during a week beyond which employers shall not force the employees to work. However, employers can request their employees to work during weekends and offer them incentives for the extra effort.

The following is a format of an email from the senior officer to the employees requesting them to work on Saturdays to meet the project deadline.

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Subject: Project deadline soon - Postponement of Saturday off.

Hello Team,

As you are all aware that the current project for our client i.e. M/s. ABC Limited is quite crucial for our company. Presently, we are running behind schedule. We have a deadline to meet, which is coming soon.

I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the hard-work that you all have been putting to make this project a success, and provide our client with complete satisfaction. Your dedication to (Name of the Company) and its customers is truly commendable.

In order to meet the deadline on time, we all have to put in extra effort and additional working hours. Considering this, the senior management has unanimously decided that the weekends off be postponed until further notice. Hence, effective from (Date), the office will remain open on all Saturdays unless notified otherwise.

I understand that this may cause inconvenience to you. As a token of appreciation, the management has decided to make good of your sacrifice by making a payment of monthly incentives as per performance.

Thank you for your continued association and support. Your commitment to teamwork is appreciated.

Best regards,

(Name of the Officer)

(Designation)

(Name of the Company)