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Christmas Annual leave
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darrenpp
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Christmas Annual leave
Have any other offices had their annual leave picks for next year? Received ours last week and noticed they've blacked out week 35 as 'Christmas Pressure'. It's the week commencing Monday 16th November which is usually available, I think? Just curious if this is the case in other DO's
TIA
TIA
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A2B
- Posts: 1771
- Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 19:34
- Gender: Male
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Valentina@1
- Posts: 759
- Joined: 13 Apr 2023, 16:48
- Gender: Male
Re: Christmas Annual leave
RM now want us to work flat out all winter 



Everything thst was once good about job is sadly being taking away
Sad sad times
Everything thst was once good about job is sadly being taking away
Sad sad times
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Hitcher
- Posts: 1413
- Joined: 20 Sep 2009, 09:59
- Gender: Male
Re: Christmas Annual leave
Does that mean an extra week of Christmas Pressure bonus then? 
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qwerty2
- Posts: 1891
- Joined: 30 Jun 2009, 00:42
- Gender: Male
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A2B
- Posts: 1771
- Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 19:34
- Gender: Male
Re: Christmas Annual leave
Don't forget it's not a "Christmas Pressure" bonus it's a bonus paid at Christmas. You don't need to work any differently from the rest of the year, in fact you can be off sick and still receive the payment
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SMS1969
- Posts: 951
- Joined: 28 Jun 2021, 11:36
- Gender: Male
Re: Christmas Annual leave
Not at ours,I’ve booked that week off and it’s been approved…darrenpp wrote: ↑22 Oct 2025, 21:17Have any other offices had their annual leave picks for next year? Received ours last week and noticed they've blacked out week 35 as 'Christmas Pressure'. It's the week commencing Monday 16th November which is usually available, I think? Just curious if this is the case in other DO's
TIA
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tramssirhc
- Posts: 1494
- Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 20:19
- Gender: Male
Re: Christmas Annual leave
Did the CWU agree to that?darrenpp wrote: ↑22 Oct 2025, 21:17Have any other offices had their annual leave picks for next year? Received ours last week and noticed they've blacked out week 35 as 'Christmas Pressure'. It's the week commencing Monday 16th November which is usually available, I think? Just curious if this is the case in other DO's
TIA
"The leadership will sabotage the fight and only make the slightest move under fear of powerful working class action" - Des Warren
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kazardaimenu
- Posts: 1391
- Joined: 13 Apr 2022, 19:11
- Gender: Male
Re: Christmas Annual leave
We were originally allowed to pick the week of Christmas next year but that’s since been retracted. Usually died off a bit by then but the parcels will keep piling in I guess.
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ted_e_bear
- Posts: 3825
- Joined: 03 Sep 2012, 19:37
- Gender: Male
Re: Christmas Annual leave
What difference would it make if they either did or didn't ?tramssirhc wrote: ↑23 Oct 2025, 15:32Did the CWU agree to that?darrenpp wrote: ↑22 Oct 2025, 21:17Have any other offices had their annual leave picks for next year? Received ours last week and noticed they've blacked out week 35 as 'Christmas Pressure'. It's the week commencing Monday 16th November which is usually available, I think? Just curious if this is the case in other DO's
TIA
I suspect none
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thefox
- Posts: 1108
- Joined: 24 Aug 2010, 20:09
- Gender: Male
Re: Christmas Annual leave
For a long time our manager pretended you didn't get the bonus if you went sick at xmas it was only when somebody did and still got paid that our managers lies were rumbled.
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tramssirhc
- Posts: 1494
- Joined: 04 Sep 2012, 20:19
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Re: Christmas Annual leave
Absolutely it does. The leave arrangements are agreed by the CWU. That's where the problem lies.ted_e_bear wrote: ↑23 Oct 2025, 16:13What difference would it make if they either did or didn't ?tramssirhc wrote: ↑23 Oct 2025, 15:32Did the CWU agree to that?darrenpp wrote: ↑22 Oct 2025, 21:17Have any other offices had their annual leave picks for next year? Received ours last week and noticed they've blacked out week 35 as 'Christmas Pressure'. It's the week commencing Monday 16th November which is usually available, I think? Just curious if this is the case in other DO's
TIA
I suspect none
"The leadership will sabotage the fight and only make the slightest move under fear of powerful working class action" - Des Warren
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norris9
- Posts: 2559
- Joined: 27 Feb 2019, 17:32
- Gender: Female
Re: Christmas Annual leave
I swear November was quiet last year. I think it must have been the last week of November and I was thinking....it's dead quiet.
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TooManyLoops
- Posts: 116
- Joined: 11 Oct 2016, 19:28
- Gender: Male
Re: Christmas Annual leave
Just looked at Dec 26. Boxing day is a working day?
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JKSmudge
- Posts: 395
- Joined: 26 Mar 2015, 13:39
- Gender: Male
Re: Christmas Annual leave
More weeks blanked out.... but make sure you take your leave or you will lose it.
Already have 1 week in Feb, not taking 2
Already have 1 week in Feb, not taking 2