Subject: Out of office — back [date]

Thank you for your message.

I'm out of the office and will return on [date]. I'll respond to your email after that.

For anything urgent before then, please contact:
- [Name], [Role], [Email / phone] — for [type of issue]
- [Name], [Role], [Email / phone] — for [other type]

If your matter is time-sensitive but not urgent, sending again on [date] is the surest way to surface it.

Thank you for your patience.

[Your name]