How common is this? We're entitled to 4 weeks of annual leave. I requested leave for 3 weeks with 5 months notice to see my family abroad and they denied it and said they can only approve a week of leave at a time “due to all the changes within the company” but two of our managers are going away for a full 4 weeks this month. I'm really upset because I haven't seen my overseas family for 16 years. 1 week is not enough time my family lives in the other side of the world