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unpaid leave

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gillott88
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unpaid leave

Post by gillott88 »

I need a week off in the near future but i am unable to get anyone to swap ,what are my alternatives ,can i take unpaid leave ?
arnold cheshire
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Re: unpaid leave

Post by arnold cheshire »

gillott88 wrote:I need a week off in the near future but i am unable to get anyone to swap ,what are my alternatives ,can i take unpaid leave ?
i wanted to do the same a few years ago and i was unfortuntely unable to take the week off
noggin1969
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Re: unpaid leave

Post by noggin1969 »

Depending on what it is for you can ask for special leave , this can be paid or unpaid and is dependant on your DOM and the units operational needs :cuppa
cinemasaint
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Re: unpaid leave

Post by cinemasaint »

A friend of mine is going to live in Australia and I've been offered accomodation for a hol either next year or the next how much holiday time could I get as a block can I add on unpaid leave to this to make it i.e a month or would it be easier to take unpaid leave and keep my hols?