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Changing Leave dates?

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NamedUser
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Changing Leave dates?

Post by NamedUser »

Im in my 2nd year and i totally forgot to fill out and send in my leave form to request the 3 weeks they force you to book in advance. Ive just noticed on the people app they have booked those 3 weeks themselves and im not too satisfied with the dates they have chosen.

Can i change this? If so, how do i go about rectifying this?

Many thanks
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Re: Changing Leave dates?

Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

You can ask the manager, but leave slots fill up fast and you would need to pick a week that has availability. If in the CWU your local rep may help or advise you.
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world class male
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Re: Changing Leave dates?

Post by world class male »

snooze you lose.
best bet is if you have any particular dates in mind then ask a colleague if they don't mind swapping, i've already got 3 weeks of my leave booked but nothing planned in regards to going away as yet, school holidays will be hard though,
also keep an eye on if/when anyone leaves and check what their dates were, if fast you could always nip in a grab an open slot
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Re: Changing Leave dates?

Post by redlen »

All the employer has to do is offer the maximum 5.6 week's annual leave entitlement within the current leave year

They will try to accommodate specific leave request dates but because of business needs, can dictate when you take that annual leave entitlement

And as you have already stated, you forgot to send those requests to management prior to allocation