Giving in my notice can i use holidays?

bubbs

Can anyone advise me as to whether i can give my notice by giving 1 week working and 1 week holiday, i do have 1 weeks holiday to use still before 5th April and i have 2 give 2 weeks notice. I think i can
Thanks

blckbrd

I think you can too. I had 3 weeks hols owing when I gave my notice. Just wrote to HR and told them I was giving the requisite month's notice, taking 3 weeks leave and when my last day in the office would be. My manager didn't get a chance to argue/object.

Raksha

You can. but don't forget the company has the right to refuse to grant holiday if it doesn't suit them.

bubbs

The holiday was granted a month ago

jdturk

blckbrd wrote: »

I think you can too. I had 3 weeks hols owing when I gave my notice. Just wrote to HR and told them I was giving the requisite month's notice, taking 3 weeks leave and when my last day in the office would be. My manager didn't get a chance to argue/object.

The manager would have been well within his rights to have refused the holiday however they would have had to pay you for it at the end of your employment with them

clarkey3262

Personally you should work the 2 weeks (unless there is something that would make this difficult) then get the extra week holiday pay as well, nice little bonus. But that is just me.

shikoku

clarkey3262 wrote: »

Personally you should work the 2 weeks (unless there is something that would make this difficult) then get the extra week holiday pay as well, nice little bonus. But that is just me.

Sometimes you just need to get away

axomoxia

jdturk wrote: »

The manager would have been well within his rights to have refused the holiday however they would have had to pay you for it at the end of your employment with them

Check your employment contract - mine states that consent would only be withheld if there is a sound business reason, not just the whims of capricous managment....

LondonDiva

axomoxia wrote: »

Check your employment contract - mine states that consent would only be withheld if there is a sound business reason, not just the whims of capricous managment....

However, if you are leaving, there is a sound business reason for ensuring a proper handover of work and making sure projects etc are completed / in hand a proper set of prompt or handover notes are ready for the next person or whoever's covering.

If the a/l was granted before you announced you were leaving and then there's not sufficient time to finish up work properly and there's a risk of being left in the lurch, they have a right to ask you to not take the a/l. If you insist on taking it, they could mention in the reference that you booked a/l, before informing them you had another job - when they asked you to consider business needs to ensure a proper handover, you refused and left them in the lurch.

Given they would be telling the truth, not much you could do about it as it will be a factual reference and that could lead to the new company wondering if you could do the same to them.

Look for a win / win situation, you're leaving so get things set up for the next person, explain your systems / filing & send the needed info to them before anyone needs to ask. Now you've escaped, the key is to be gracious and leave on as good a note as practicable, even if you think your boss is evil incarnate.

getmore4less

bubbs wrote: »

The holiday was granted a month ago

In my view this is now contractual and needs both of you to agree any change unless there are specific terms in the employemnt contact to deal with withdrawing approved holidays or leaving employees.

Chinkle

Yes, if the company agrees. If not you work your full notice then they'll pay you for any holiday leave not taken.