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Trinity82
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purchasing additional annual leave

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Could you please explain what the rules & costs are about purchasing additional annual leave please? I work 30 hours per week and have been employed by royal mail for 14 months.
Thanks
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Trinity82 wrote:Could you please explain what the rules & costs are about purchasing additional annual leave please? I work 30 hours per week and have been employed by royal mail for 14 months.
Thanks

There are no rules, except that the cut off date for the next leave year (2014/15) has already passed.

Costs are a % of your pay

On Entry: Four and a half week's contractual holiday Percentage adjustment

Option 1: 5 Week's holidays 1%
Option 2: 6 Week's holiday 3%

Standard after 5 year's service

Option 3: 5 week's holidays 0.6%
Option 4: 6 week's holidays 2.6%

Standard after 15 year's service - five week 1 days'
holiday
Option 5: 6 week's holiday 1.6%
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Thanks for the info. What is the cut off date so I know for next year please?
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Trinity82 wrote:Thanks for the info. What is the cut off date so I know for next year please?
3rd week in February IIRC.
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