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My company has quite a good policy: - 29 days a year (fairly standard in the uk, legally required to have at least 28) - No formal approval needed. (Check with
by ck425 10y ago
My company has quite a good policy:
- 29 days a year (fairly standard in the uk, legally required to have at least 28)
- No formal approval needed. (Check with your team etc)
- Can buy up to 12 days extra a year IIRC for the cost of a days salary.
The no formal approval is especially nice, I take a long weekend short notice a couple of times a year during busy periods (busy in my life not work that is) and it's fine 95% of the time, and when it's not it always for good reason.
Being able to buy extra holiday is good too. There's salary sacrifice to do so so it's considered fair to everyone.
- csorrell 10y agoFraming unpaid days off as "buying an extra holiday for the cost of a days salary," feels depressing to me. I would personally have a hard time working for an employer that used this kind of language around their time off policies. I already own my time. If I don't work for a day I'm not buying time back from my employer, I'm just not selling it for a day.
- ck425 10y agoThat was my own wording of the policy, I'm not sure what the actual policy is. Unpaid leave isn't a legal right, atleast not in the uk, so offering up to 12 days as you like seems like a good deal to me.
- guitarbill 10y agoOh yes. Even though buying extra is effectively unpaid leave in most cases, it has so many advantages AFAIK. It's far less hassle with HR/managers. It's really useful if you're getting married or have a big trip planned. Both of these kind of boil down to that it looks way more professional to declare how much holiday you plan on taking at the start of the year. Finally, depending on the way it's taxed, declaring it at the start of the year means it gets factored in to the monthly tax, and you don't need to get a rebate later.