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Probationary period & holidays?

  • 05-02-2013 2:54pm
    #1
    robocode
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 491 ✭✭


    I just started a new job where I will be working under a 3 month contract with a view to a permanent role after a review at the end of this. I don't have my contract yet and didn't want to ask my boss this so soon at risk of sounding cheeky. Basically I'm wondering if the 3 months will allow me to accrue any holidays assuming I'm kept on (my better half is hoping we can go on a long overdue summer holiday). Would you wait until the 3 months are up before asking? Thanks!


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  • #2
    tatli_lokma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,332 ✭✭✭tatli_lokma


    you accrue holidays literally from the minute you start working. Statutory minimum applies regardless of whether you are on probation or not. So in three months you will have accrued 3/12ths of whatever the annual leave allowance is. If this is the minimum 20 days, then at the end of 3 mths you will have accrued 5 days. (I am assuming you are fulltime? if not the it is usually calculated at 8% of hours worked).

    At the end of the 3mths, even if you are not kept on, you are still entitled to your leave. So if you finish up at the end of the 3 mths, you would be due to be paid out for an additional 5 days.

    I wouldn't worry too much about being cheeky - most managers prefer staff who plan their leave well ahead as it makes managing staffing levels easier. If I were you I would say that obviously you have no plans to take leave during your probationary period, but if you were successful in completing it you would like to take some time off in the summer, and would appreciate it if they could let you know what weeks/dates are available as obviously you would want to work around the needs of the business.

    Personally, I find managing leave can be a right pain, and I much more appreciate the staff who tell me in January what their leave plans are for the coming year, than those who I have to chase to know when they would like to take time off. IMO it is also unfair to other staff, as often you can't book leave until you know what other people are off, so as I say, don't see the planning of leave as being cheeky but rather of it being organised and considerate of the needs of the business.


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