Taking more than alotted holiday time as a permie.

[mudskipper]

Accruing holiday pay while off sick is a strange one, I had an ex colleague who went a bit loopy and was off for 6 months, came back and after a few weeks took his months annual leave before it expired at the end of April, come to think of he got 7 months off at home while the rest of us wage slaves were in and doing overtime, looks like we were the nutters rather than him

It seems one also accrues holiday during maternity leave these days. Does seem very strange.

[SueEllen]

It seems one also accrues holiday during maternity leave these days. Does seem very strange.

If you are sick, pregnant or looking after a child (as it includes adopters) you aren't actually on holiday so the European Court of Justice rule this.

[SlipTheJab]

If you are sick, pregnant or looking after a child (as it includes adopters) you aren't actually on holiday so the European Court of Justice rule this.

God bless the EU!

[juckky]

I worked for a large corporate as a perm and they had a policy that if you wanted unpaid leave it had to be a minimum duration of 2 months and a max of 12 months. It was all at the Manager's discretion and only really suited those who were going travelling as for most people with kids 2 months without pay is not easy to swallow.

Based on the inflexibility I decided being a perm sucked (+ the effective 60% tax rate at 100-120k, unable to claim for £1200 worth of travel each month, use the Wife's tax free allowance ....) sorry, I got carried away there.

But I now have my first contract and am happy to be rid of the chains of being a perm! As a contractor do I have to subject myself to quarterly bull!£"$ appraisals?

[SueEllen]

God bless the EU!

To be fair some Supreme court judges just refer certain cases straight there because they can't be bothered to rule.

[psychocandy]

It seems one also accrues holiday during maternity leave these days. Does seem very strange.

Yes. Dear wife was off for 3 months ill, 9 months maternity, then 1 year ill again. Ended up with 2 years leave....

And employers is not allowed to make you lose it at year end (i.e. they have to allow carry over). Mrs did use some before she started new role but new manager was not impressed when she said she had something like 8 weeks leave to use by april (pretty much 6 months).

She offered to work these holidays and get paid but they refused this. Since xmas though shes had pretty much every other week off.

[NibblyPig]

If it's a dev job right now they'll do anything to hire you, many companies offer the ability to buy additional holiday or take unpaid leave, if you ask up front you'll either find they do it or you can negotiate it in quite easily.

[SueEllen]

If it's a dev job right now they'll do anything to hire you, many companies offer the ability to buy additional holiday or take unpaid leave, if you ask up front you'll either find they do it or you can negotiate it in quite easily.

Lots of companies give their highly skilled staff additional unpaid leave if they ask for it and it can be fitted in around a project. Why? If they didn't they can find themselves having to recruit someone else.