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My annual leave is continuously rejected – I requested 2.5 days of leave, 4 months in advance, and got a 314 word email back (4 paragraphs), which could be summarised into two letters: “no”. It’s the fourth consecutive time they have rejected my annual leave. I spoke to HR who told me, and I quote “you’re coming across as very defensive, and I can see that you’re upset about this, but unfortunately business needs come as a priority to annual leave”. Some excerpts of emails from previous annual leave rejections (I’ve not added anything) (The previous annual leave to this, they said I don’t give enough notice – though I have 1 month for 1.5 weeks, fine, fair enough, this time I gave two months notice for 1 week): “Hi …. Given the notice issue we had last time, I wanted to let you know in advance my close friend’s…


My annual leave is continuously rejected – I requested 2.5 days of leave, 4 months in advance, and got a 314 word email back (4 paragraphs), which could be summarised into two letters: “no”. It’s the fourth consecutive time they have rejected my annual leave.

I spoke to HR who told me, and I quote “you’re coming across as very defensive, and I can see that you’re upset about this, but unfortunately business needs come as a priority to annual leave”.

Some excerpts of emails from previous annual leave rejections (I’ve not added anything)

(The previous annual leave to this, they said I don’t give enough notice – though I have 1 month for 1.5 weeks, fine, fair enough, this time I gave two months notice for 1 week):

“Hi ….

Given the notice issue we had last time, I wanted to let you know in advance my close friend’s wedding is abroad, and in two months. They set the date yesterday so this is the earliest I could give

Thanks
….”

The reply I got back:

“Hi …

Its about business needs as well as notice. … and I will discuss over the next couple of days and come back to you.

Speak soon

Best Regards

…”

To which they said no

Anyway, the 2.5 days of annual leave, 4 months in advance really annoys me – am I being dramatic? My husband and his friends are travelling, and I really want to join them

To put salt in the wound, the HR person who told me I’m coming across as defensive, recently liked a post on LinkedIn saying “I don’t know who needs to hear this- but there is never a right time to take annual leave, go and book it – you deserve a break.”

For info, I’m a senior accountant, answering directly to the finance director of a FTSE 250

Thanks
S

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