taking holidays

Wicket2017 · Post by **Wicket2017** » 20 Jan 2019, 17:24

Can soneone please explain how the holidays work for a newbie? I have asked several colleagues but they’re very vague, I have heard that senority plays a part and that they can’t be requested until April, I’m getting very anxious about not being able to book a summer holiday yet, I normally have something booked up a year ahead but have held off because I was waiting to start this job

Zoemaz123 · Post by **Zoemaz123** » 20 Jan 2019, 18:10

I’ve been very lucky, I was told to pick a week before end of March and then given a form to fill out with 4 weeks holiday on and whatever was put on had to be honoured so I have feb May July and October booked

leolion855 · Post by **leolion855** » 20 Jan 2019, 18:22

you wont get any weeks off in summer now everyone booked in jan.

Wicket2017 · Post by **Wicket2017** » 20 Jan 2019, 19:29

No weeks off in summer? That doesn’t seem very fair, I’m loving the job but that could be a deal breaker for me, I’m starting to wish I’d just booked a holiday before I started because they would have had to honour it

leolion855 · Post by **leolion855** » 20 Jan 2019, 19:41

they give everyone a sheet in jan, you pick which two weeks you would like in preference order, those who have been there longest get there first choice, newbies fit in to the weeks no one else wants.