Holidays at work - How many?

28 but you have to accumulate them over the year, it's something like 2.5 days per month, which is annoying because if you want 4 days off you only get half of time paid.

If they gave you 28 at the start of the year it would be a lot better, I lost £300 out of my wages just because I booked 4 days off in February (got paid today) I normally get £1200 per month but only got £900 this month because of their stupid system, can't even argue it until I see my payslip
 
KaHn said:
Sorry bit more info, I know lots on here do ad-hoc work or on call stuff which normally means you get days in lieu which would equate to over the normal amount.

At the start of this year I had 50+ holidays to take, I cashed some in and still had 40 odd days left to take off which more days in lieu coming (various things)

Now my problem is on the few days I've taken off this year I have had to do work inbetween holidays, answer emails/check and issue reports/generally pick up work as the other person who does the same job in the office (only two of us) is at full capacity and then has to pick up my work load, thats where the guilty feeling comes into it (and vice versa but as he is contract and I am staff I can take a lot more holidays than he can).

KaHn
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Could you bring it up with your manager that you feel guilty about taking holiday due to the large workload? Not really sure what it would achieve but would bring it to their attention at least.
 
33 here + bank hols. The downside is I am yearly Rostered and Management decide when I take my Holiday.

I work 21 days straight but get 14 days off after this. Works ok for me but messes up my Alcoholism.
 
Jay794 said:
28 but you have to accumulate them over the year, it's something like 2.5 days per month, which is annoying because if you want 4 days off you only get half of time paid.

If they gave you 28 at the start of the year it would be a lot better, I lost £300 out of my wages just because I booked 4 days off in February (got paid today) I normally get £1200 per month but only got £900 this month because of their stupid system, can't even argue it until I see my payslip
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Some places have to do it like that, otherwise they'd get churls leaving on payday having taken 28 days holiday in two months.
 
25 + BH.
My last job was 28+BH, bit of a no brainer to take the new role as the progression opportunities outweighed that of 3 days extra holiday.
 
Depends who I'm affecting by taking my time off, I don't like letting my boss down as he has been great to me but he hasn't taken issue with any time I've planned to have off as of yet. Some of the people around the departments where I work do very little though so if I take time off and it makes them actually have to do something, all the better. It can be eye opening for their seniors too if they notice they actually have to work when I am not there.
 
KaHn said:
Right,

How many holidays do you get to take at work? And if you get over the normal amount, do you feel bad taking multiple extended periods off even when things are still busy where you work?

Cheers.

KaHn
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I think I get around 3 months a year holiday but only get 4 weeks paied. I guess I lose a fair bit of cash but do not really care.
 
I get 24 + BH (20 plus a day for each year of service).

It's daft though because I just end up playing catch up when I get back, so it's less 'holidays' and more 'deferred work'.
 
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