Taking Leave in New Job

RoboPartner

I want to travel to Thailand at the end of the year for three weeks which will include the Christmas break. I want to book flights soon so I can get the price I am looking for, but I also really want to change jobs at some point in the year. If I were to start a new job which could be at any point of the year, how likely are they to deny leave for 13 working days in December which will include the xmas period?


I'm deciding whether to risk it or not and haven't been on holiday for two years now so really hoping I can go somewhere at the end of this year. I don't have the money to make spontaneous bookings.


The problem is that I want to change jobs, but I could well be in the same job at the end of the year.

RoboPartner

I am based in the UK.

DCFC79

RoboPartner wrote: »

I want to travel to Thailand at the end of the year for three weeks which will include the Christmas break. I want to book flights soon so I can get the price I am looking for, but I also really want to change jobs at some point in the year. If I were to start a new job which could be at any point of the year, how likely are they to deny leave for 13 working days in December which will include the xmas period?


I'm deciding whether to risk it or not and haven't been on holiday for two years now so really hoping I can go somewhere at the end of this year. I don't have the money to make spontaneous bookings.


The problem is that I want to change jobs, but I could well be in the same job at the end of the year.

Who could deny leave, the possible future employer ?

Book the holiday but get it authorised by the current employer before you do anything.
If they deny it you could leave current employer before you go on the holiday and start a new job when you get back.

[Deleted User]

Depends so much on sector/industry? Reasons for recruitment etc.
Logistics and hospitality were always ones for me with no leave allowed to be booked definately throughout December, could be many others. Some employers may have a policy of no leave during probation.

I'd have thought if YOU make a point of straight up advising in an interview and then aren't given the job - you are no worse off if trip is booked.

getmore4less

You make it contractual condition of acceptance of any new job.

You then need to decide how soon to tell them.

there was a thread recently on this aspect look it up.

bugslet

It depends on the sector really. We are in transport and oddly shut down from around 23rd to first day back in January. Most transport companies don't. Some companies may specify in their contract that you can't take holidays in a certain period, so you need to ask.

Personally if I were offered a job with someone I would tell them about hidays booked once they offered . What's the point I. starting with a small subterfuge.

TBagpuss

It depends on the employer. \if you do change jobs, then this would be something you would raise with them - you can raise it in the interview and if offered the job can confirm in your acceptance that this is on the basis that you will have those days off.

Depending on when in the year you change jobs and how your new employer's holiday year runs you may have to take some of it as unpaid time off so take that into account.

[Deleted User]

An aspect certainly forgotten and pushed down many a throat on here, is that new employment can be terminated very easily within the first 24 months. First 4 weeks even is likely to be no notice needed.

Why would this poster be exempt?

Why would someone want to risk finding out first week rather then not having a conversation beforehand. Really?

Certainly wished I had brought up random holidays in the course of the interview rather then later just seeing a policy which indicated payment of holidays preferred at end of assignment, could have saved a lot of bother and agro from even starting. I wouldn't even trust an employer now that say's they will wait for someone/someone can start later as that can come with it's own hell as well.

TELLIT01

When I was interviewing, one of the questions was always "Do you have any holidays booked". As an interviewee, I would always make it clear at interview if I had holiday booked.
If you start a new job and only then inform they about booked holiday, you're storing up trouble. The employer would be perfectly within their rights to say that you couldn't take the holiday.

Marvel1

Current job, you book the leave before the holiday.

New job at interview or application, you let them know - there was a thread a few months someone booked a holiday around the same time, did not tell new employer at time of interview and then tried to book it off but couldn't.

Undervalued

cjdavies wrote: »

Current job, you book the leave before the holiday.

New job at interview or application, you let them know - there was a thread a few months someone booked a holiday around the same time, did not tell new employer at time of interview and then tried to book it off but couldn't.

Yes, obviously you can make it a condition of accepting the new job that they agree to your pre booked holiday plans. However they are of course free to decide not to employ you and give the job to somebody else!

As others have said, nobody can tell you how much of an issue it is likely to be without knowing the sector. Even then it would only be an educated guess.