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Keeping Annual Leave

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  • 27-06-2012 12:39pm
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    LegacyUser
    Registered Users Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi folks

    Quick question. My company closes for approximately 2 weeks over Christmas - has done for years. We have to keep enough annual leave to cover these days - usually amounts to 4 or 5 days. We only get 20 days a year anyway so this cuts it down obviously.

    No one has ever questioned it as, seemingly, we can be sent to another branch to work over Christmas. Now to be honest we would be absolutely no help in the other office as they are completely different to ours.

    Just wondering if this is right.


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    tatli_lokma
    Registered Users Posts: 3,332 ✭✭✭tatli_lokma


    Yes it is right, yes it is legal. Asked and answered on loads of threads already
    citizensinformation.ie wrote:
    Taking annual leave


    It is for your employer to decide when annual leave may be taken, but this is subject to a number of conditions. Your employer must take into account your family responsibilities, opportunities for rest and recreation that are available to you and to consult with you (or your union) at least one month before the leave is to be taken. In addition, annual leave should be taken within the appropriate leave year or with your consent, within 6 months of the relevant leave year. Further holding over (also known as carrying-over) of annual leave at your wish is a matter for agreement between you and your employer.

    Having a standing agreement that the office closes over Christmas and staff must leave enough AL for that period more than meets the requirements above. The fact they offer you to go elsewhere for that time is very accommodating of them IMO.


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