Coronavirus and annual leave

Comms69

Gavin83 said:

Zenit said:

Undervalued said:

Zenit said:

custardy said:

Gavin83 said:

Have you asked them when they would like you to take your annual leave?

This is how I would frame it. Cancelling leave for the rest of the leave window, 4 months into the year is simply unacceptable.

Yes as that would mean waiting 8 months or more until annual leave, and that would mean some would not get any for 18 months as in reality who wants annual leave in Jan or Feb. I usually start my first booked week in May and my last week annual leave last year was December. So that would be 18 months. 

Those that like to go skiing perhaps or to holiday in the southern hemisphere!

However, that is not really the point. As has been explained, an employer can largely dictate when you can and cannot take your leave (obviously within the law). They may have allowed far more flexibility in the past and they may do so again in the future. However we are in unprecedented times and it may be that, short of looking for another job, you have to make the best of it this year.

As other have said, ask your employer politely what they are proposing regarding holidays this year and take it from there.

They are not proposing any leave at all. Some have had some leave whilst the majority have none. 

Have you actually asked them? What exactly have they said?

For some reason - despite this being suggested numerous times, the OP wont acknowledge that a note in a book could simply be phrased badly.

Zenit

I will copy wording and post ASAP from book

Comms69

Zenit said:

I will copy wording and post ASAP from book

That doesnt help. 

Literally without being funny - i'm not responding any further until you ask them the question "when can I book my statutory annual leave" - because that is the only thing that matters.

What the book says doesnt matter at all.

Zenit

Comms69 said:

Zenit said:

I will copy wording and post ASAP from book

That doesnt help. 

Literally without being funny - i'm not responding any further until you ask them the question "when can I book my statutory annual leave" - because that is the only thing that matters.

What the book says doesnt matter at all.

OK will do, thank you