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Del Lardo
05-01-2011, 18:17
Just booked 22nd April - 2nd May as holiday and with Easter, Royal Weddings, Bank holidays I am getting 11 days off work while only using 3 holiday days :D
Kitten
05-01-2011, 18:35
Pretty much the whole of the UK business world eligible has done this by now I think. We're not having it confirmed for a little while because the day after the holiday was announced the booking system was overloaded with the entire office trying to book it ;D
Jonny69
05-01-2011, 18:39
Good tip. Cheers Dez :)

Edit: argh, got a university course sat bang int he middle of it :(
Kitten
05-01-2011, 18:40
You'll still get 8 days off...
semi-pro waster
05-01-2011, 18:52
I've done this although as I'm just about to move placements the new people may be slightly less than thrilled that I won't be there for all that time.
BBx
05-01-2011, 18:53
Old news... already booked! :D

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Knipples
05-01-2011, 18:57
Hmmm i'm wondering if work were fibbing now, they said we couldn't book in any of next years holiday (our year ends 31st of March) until the new year started.

Might try it on the system tomorrow.
Belmit
05-01-2011, 20:09
My technicians have to send holiday requests through me. Somehow I got there before all of them. Damn shame that.




Edit: Daaaaamn shame. ;D
lostkat
05-01-2011, 20:47
Old news... already booked! :D

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divine
05-01-2011, 20:52
Our week is just closing for that period, as obviously so many people will be wanting this time off, they're just shutting down like they do over Christmas.
Will
05-01-2011, 22:09
I have to use up my last bits of holiday before the end of april so I've taken the 4 days off before easter so it gives me 10 days off (counting weekends) so that's not bad. Then back at work for 3 days then 4 days off. So I can live with that! I then have a full holiday year ahead! \o/
Burble
05-01-2011, 22:11
I booked these days off a month or two back.

I've got stupid amounts of holiday days at work this year - 61.5 I believe. 30 from my normal allowance and 31.5 days that I carried over from last year.
Dee
05-01-2011, 22:43
I can only thank Kate and William for giving us an extra long wedding weekend for our guests, we all really appreciate it :D
Del Lardo
05-01-2011, 23:20
Old news... already booked! :D

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I booked these days off a month or two back.

I've got stupid amounts of holiday days at work this year - 61.5 I believe. 30 from my normal allowance and 31.5 days that I carried over from last year.


and despite being in the know for ages, you along with lots of my FB friends didn't feel the need to share the information with me :'( Shame on you all ;) :p
Mark
05-01-2011, 23:21
My holiday dates for next year were set in 1951. The fact they coincide is a very welcome coincidence. :)

We only get to carry over five days. Since I will be doing that, I end up with a 24 day holiday and 24 days left to take. :)
BBx
05-01-2011, 23:29
and despite being in the know for ages, you along with lots of my FB friends didn't feel the need to share the information with me :'( Shame on you all ;) :p

Thought it was obvious mate! :D :p

Well it was in my office anyway!

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Kitten
05-01-2011, 23:52
Thought it was obvious mate! :D :p

Well it was in my office anyway!

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Mine too! I thought I was late to the party in November ;D
Tak
06-01-2011, 11:42
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/LivingintheUK/DG_073741

"The 2012 late May bank holiday will be moved to Monday 4 June 2012 and an additional Jubilee bank holiday will be on Tuesday 5 June 2012."
Feek
06-01-2011, 13:28
I booked this a couple of months ago using four days holiday so it was great to be able to claim a day back and only use three days :D
Knipples
06-01-2011, 17:10
3 days off booked, 11 days holiday, approved by manager, get in!
semi-pro waster
06-01-2011, 19:16
I've got stupid amounts of holiday days at work this year - 61.5 I believe. 30 from my normal allowance and 31.5 days that I carried over from last year.

That's quite generous although not if you never get to take them off - at my work currently I can carry over 9 days to the next holiday year, anywhere I've worked previously only gave me about that available to carry over or I just lost the days. That does remind me though I've still got to take an extra couple of days off before the next holiday year comes round.
Knipples
06-01-2011, 19:24
We only get to carry over a maximum of 5 days to the next year or we lose them.
Burble
06-01-2011, 21:40
That's quite generous although not if you never get to take them off

That's why I've got so much to carry over, I only managed to take 3 or 4 days off last year. I won't ever be doing that again.

We only get to carry over a maximum of 5 days to the next year or we lose them.

Same here actually but they made an exception because last year was such a manic year that it was a case of me not being able to take holiday rather than me choosing not to.

I did suggest they'd give me a months salary in exchange for the carried over days but they didn't go for it.
Mark
06-01-2011, 22:51
Booked 26-28 today, approved. Job done! :)