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buying leave

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DALEDALE
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buying leave

Post by DALEDALE »

Am I correct that you can buy up to 6 weeks' holiday leave,
world class male
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Re: buying leave

Post by world class male »

yes but there is a cut off date to apply, pretty sure it's got to be done by late feb, if so, hurry and keep pressing if a delay
60091
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Re: buying leave

Post by 60091 »

Yes but think you have to do it by end of Feb?, you get 5 weeks 15yrs and 6 20 yrs
yellowbelly
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Re: buying leave

Post by yellowbelly »

DALEDALE wrote:
19 Feb 2024, 19:07
Am I correct that you can buy up to 6 weeks' holiday leave,
You can buy leave that takes your total entitlement up to 6 weeks if that's what you mean. You need to get a wriggle on though to buy it for the next leave year as the window to purchase ends on 28th Feb.

There's a lot of detailed info about it in the RM 'Time off work procedure' document that you can get to through 'RMG People Policy' through
the People app or website.
emu72
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Re: buying leave

Post by emu72 »

DALEDALE wrote:
19 Feb 2024, 19:07
Am I correct that you can buy up to 6 weeks' holiday leave,
What if you have just started.Do you have to work so many months before you can purchase additional leave
R5001
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Re: buying leave

Post by R5001 »

emu72 wrote:
25 Feb 2024, 22:28
DALEDALE wrote:
19 Feb 2024, 19:07
Am I correct that you can buy up to 6 weeks' holiday leave,
What if you have just started.Do you have to work so many months before you can purchase additional leave
pretty sure there's nothing against buying it when new, you're paying for it after all. Could be wrong though.
ted_e_bear
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Re: buying leave

Post by ted_e_bear »

Screenshot taken from the faq section on the people app hopefully you've managed to get it sorted as you've got until the end of the month.
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dazzler123
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Re: buying leave

Post by dazzler123 »

if you already get 6 weeks, can you book more time off or is that the limit?
ted_e_bear
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Re: buying leave

Post by ted_e_bear »

dazzler123 wrote:
26 Feb 2024, 17:20
if you already get 6 weeks, can you book more time off or is that the limit?
No 6 weeks is the maximum you can "buy" up to.
R5001
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Re: buying leave

Post by R5001 »

dazzler123 wrote:
26 Feb 2024, 17:20
if you already get 6 weeks, can you book more time off or is that the limit?
Once again, could be wrong, but I'm 98% certain that you can only buy up to the 6 weeks. The long service benefit is that x extra leave is free, not that it raises the cap.