Annual leave in November

Post by **rogersh** » 23 Oct 2016, 09:43

So are you saying that employees are being misled when told that the last two weeks in November are not available to book now & is not a nationally agreed official change. Although I have been made an exception this year, I am thinking about next year.

Post by **IloveMYredTROLLEY!** » 23 Oct 2016, 14:56

If I recall correctly, when we recently picked our 2017-18 annual leave, w/c 20/11 and 27/11 were not possible to book, but w/c 25/12 was opened.

In effect, the Xmas pressure block was extended to 5 weeks from 4 where no leave could be taken, but brought forward to include Black Friday week in November.

Dorset Plodder · Post by **Dorset Plodder** » 25 Oct 2016, 17:34

We were told some BS about there being a Restriction on leave in Nov... due to it being a "Historically High period of sick absence"

I believe most of Novs still blocked out on the leave chart. I love Christmas!

k979aaa · Post by **k979aaa** » 25 Oct 2016, 17:56

Dorset Plodder wrote:We were told some BS about there being a Restriction on leave in Nov... due to it being a "Historically High period of sick absence"

I believe most of Novs still blocked out on the leave chart. I love Christmas!

Wonder why because Christmas is not a December time in royalmail November is the peak but having said that why on earth do we have such piss poor management at the top DOM and above.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 25 Oct 2016, 18:42

rogersh wrote:So are you saying that employees are being misled when told that the last two weeks in November are not available to book now & is not a nationally agreed official change. Although I have been made an exception this year, I am thinking about next year.

Can't be I have the last full week in November booked.