Annual leave practices.

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Got this from the MD:

Dear all,

• Thank you to those that took the effort to send us your leave planning for the year.
• For those of you that have completed a leave form; we will return your form in order for you to get the leave approved by your direct supervisor/manager.
• If your leave form is already approved we will keep the approved leave on record and confirm with you one month before the leave date.
• For those who sent an e-mail do not forget to submit an approved leave form one month prior to your leave date.


P.S For those who did not send us your planned leave for the year we take it that you are NOT going on leave during the year and you should only fill in a form in November 2015 for the Annual Christmas Holidays.
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Is this standard practice?

I don't even know what I'll be doing that requires leave in a month's time, how should I know what's going to happen in November?! :p

And, until now only the last bullet was required...a month's notice and approval... :erm:
 
No, its not standard practice, but depending on how they time it etc etc.. its possibly quite legal.
 
The last bit is probably humour. If it isn't... then the manager is a d00s.
 
I think it is all fine, the last sentence seems more like sarcasm as there are always people who don't send things in.
 
On rereading the email, it sounds like he is joking, referencing the fact that employees will not bother to fill in the form.
 
Either he is a k@k human or more than likely just joking with sarcasm
 
Ancalagon said:
On rereading the email, it sounds like he is joking, referencing the fact that employees will not bother to fill in the form.
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With emphasis that people will not be allowed to take leave until December holidays in that case? No ways, this is legit

Whether it is legal or not I have no clue
 
Ancalagon said:
On rereading the email, it sounds like he is joking, referencing the fact that employees will not bother to fill in the form.
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This

And it is law that you take a minimum of 2 consecutive weeks leave per annum. So if he was seriaas the he is legally incorrect.
 
You probably find the odd day of leave here and there is fine, but extended leave requires the form and notice and and and...
 
Hemi300c said:
This

And it is law that you take a minimum of 2 consecutive weeks leave per annum. So if he was seriaas the he is legally incorrect.
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Seriously? I didn't know this.

/places 2 weeks leave notice.
 
Completely legal as long as you are allowed to take your 21 calendar days(15 working days unless you regularly work on weekends) leave. The PS at the end also sounds to me like sarcasm rather than being serious.
 
Hemi300c said:
This

And it is law that you take a minimum of 2 consecutive weeks leave per annum. So if he was seriaas the he is legally incorrect.
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Why? They probably close down for more than 2 weeks over December for which the employees have to put in leave, giving them their 2 consecutive weeks of leave required by law
 
Ancalagon said:
I would be surprised if that is legal.
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My wife has a leave plan like this.

They decide in January when everyone takes leave, they get two weeks of leave twice a year, must be taken in two separate slots of two weeks.
The reason for this is that they need to make sure that every person is covered while they are on leave and no one takes leave at the same time.

Sick leave and compassionate/family leave is the only way to take other leave.

I think most people will be surprised what is legal.
 
grim said:
I remember something to that effect somewhere in there. It might have been removed. On the phone currently, will see if u can find it when I'm on a PC.
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It's not there

You must be given 21 days consecutive OR (by agreement) 1 day per 17 worked (OR 1 hour per 17 hours worked, which is the same thing really).
Reading the rest, the scenario of the OP seems legal since ultimately the employer has the final say
 
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