Our holiday year runs from the 1st January to 31st December and you are entitled to 25 days of holiday plus public holidays.
Note that statutory is 20 per year.
Please think about how you space your holiday out to ensure you are taking the rest you need. As much as possible, book off your holiday for the quarter ahead in advance of it starting so that teams are able to plan effectively rather than last minute holiday requests. The least amount of notice you should give for any holiday is one month. On the whole, we want to be as supportive as we can, but sometimes there is work that needs to get done.
We can’t have cross-teams off at the same time, so if your colleagues have requested time, then we’ll need to say no.
If you become unwell during your holiday, please follow our normal sickness procedure.
🎂 Birthday days
You should have your birthday off, because no one wants to work on a special day. We’ll give you a day off, which you can take within 5 days of the actual big event. Note, you can’t just roll this over…
🎄 Company Christmas days
We tend to shut down for one or two days around Christmas so you can make the most of the time with friends and family. We set these days every year in the Autumn.
Please approve all holidays with your Line Manager before you book any travel and book your holiday on CharlieHR.
You may carry over up to 5 days of holiday into the next annual leave year. Please approve any holiday carry over with your Line Manager before the end of November in the prior year.
Bank Holidays 🏦
Bank Holidays might not mean anything to everyone.
You may choose or be required to work a Bank or Public Holiday. In that case, you can take an alternative day as annual leave.
We will also consider requests for leave from team members wishing to participate in their religious festivals where these are not covered by UK public holidays. Team members should advise their Line Manager of leave requests for the coming year at the start of the leave year, or on joining, or as soon as knowledge of the festival arises.