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Partial week's leave question

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wiganpostie
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Partial week's leave question

Post by wiganpostie »

I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this, but I'll ask anyway in case I'm being thick. If I am allocated several days off during a particular week, and one of those days happens to be my rest day, am I entitled to claim a day back in lieu?
PhilthyPhil
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Re: Partial week's leave question

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Yes. Although normally (in my office at least) rest days are not booked in the leave system in the first place. So if someone books a full weeks leave their rest day is available as an odd day for someone else.
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Re: Partial week's leave question

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wiganpostie wrote:I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this, but I'll ask anyway in case I'm being thick. If I am allocated several days off during a particular week, and one of those days happens to be my rest day, am I entitled to claim a day back in lieu?
A few years ago this went around our office for a good long while before TPTB decided that NO... to be entitled to a rest day you must work 5 days. This being RM I guess that each office has its own rules... in fairness I think that our ruling is the correct one.
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Re: Partial week's leave question

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Ok, two conflicting answers means that I should probably ask my rep about it, cheers guys.
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Re: Partial week's leave question

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In our office, it goes like this. Lets say your day off is Wednesday, and you are owed 3 days leave. You usually book the Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, as the Wednesday is covered by the walk reserve. This means you would return to work on the Friday for the last 2 days of the week. I tend not to book days like that, unless I link them to a week booked for the previous week. Just gives you a longer break, but everyones different. :chuckle
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Re: Partial week's leave question

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heapsy wrote:In our office, it goes like this. Lets say your day off is Wednesday, and you are owed 3 days leave. You usually book the Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, as the Wednesday is covered by the walk reserve. This means you would return to work on the Friday for the last 2 days of the week. I tend not to book days like that, unless I link them to a week booked for the previous week. Just gives you a longer break, but everyones different. :chuckle
Same in our office.
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Re: Partial week's leave question

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Indy wrote: A few years ago this went around our office for a good long while before TPTB decided that NO... to be entitled to a rest day you must work 5 days. This being RM I guess that each office has its own rules... in fairness I think that our ruling is the correct one.
You are in effect working the full 5 days if you use 3 days annual leave credit.
Wigan,of course you are entitled to your day off back,
If you only work a 5 day week why would you have to work three days and then book three days annual leave?
That makes absolutely no sense at all. :crazy:
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arnold cheshire
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Re: Partial week's leave question

Post by arnold cheshire »

no you dont get the rest day back you just take it if a full week you use 5 days annual leave and take the rest day giving 6 days off partial week mon tue wed 3 days rest day thus giving 4 days off using 3 days leave
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Re: Partial week's leave question

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bringon4dayweeks wrote:no you dont get the rest day back you just take it if a full week you use 5 days annual leave and take the rest day giving 6 days off partial week mon tue wed 3 days rest day thus giving 4 days off using 3 days leave
If you have booked your leave a year in advance you are hardly going to know what your day off is,especially if you are a reserve...so if you book 3 days annual leave and one of them turns out to be your day off....of course you will get the annual leave credit back.
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wiganpostie
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Re: Partial week's leave question

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Thanks FT, looks like I'll get it back then, assuming computer says "yes".
arnold cheshire
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Re: Partial week's leave question

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fishtank wrote:
bringon4dayweeks wrote:no you dont get the rest day back you just take it if a full week you use 5 days annual leave and take the rest day giving 6 days off partial week mon tue wed 3 days rest day thus giving 4 days off using 3 days leave
If you have booked your leave a year in advance you are hardly going to know what your day off is,especially if you are a reserve...so if you book 3 days annual leave and one of them turns out to be your day off....of course you will get the annual leave credit back.
the dim should inform you . how can you use annual leave on a rest day ?