{"id":366,"date":"2016-05-10T10:33:15","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T09:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrteam2.grofuse.com\/?p=366"},"modified":"2022-09-30T11:15:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T10:15:43","slug":"how-employers-can-avoid-summer-holiday-headache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrteamservices.com\/en\/how-employers-can-avoid-summer-holiday-headache\/","title":{"rendered":"How employers can avoid summer holiday headache"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Summer has arrived and with it comes the balancing act for\u00a0employers\u00a0of addressing a mountain of employee requests for annual leave.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Cambria, serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a perfect world everyone could be granted annual leave to soak up the only few days of summer sunshine we\u2019re likely to get.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px;\">However, in most cases\u00a0those summer periods when the kids are off school and sun has got its hat on, it\u2019s business as usual for employers. That means that unless there is a mid-summer forced closure period of the organisation, there\u2019s no way that every staff member can take annual leave at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">HOW TO DEAL WITH HOLIDAY REQUESTS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Unfortunately for employers that fact is not going to discourage employees from asking anyway. Refusal of such requests can lead to problems which employers simply don\u2019t want to encounter. But never fear as there are simple ways to avoid the holiday headache despite the requests piling up.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In order to avoid issues arising, it is important for employers to have clear\u00a0policies and procedures\u00a0on annual leave in place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Once in writing, it is equally important that staff are made fully aware of the policies and procedures regarding holiday requests and annual leave entitlement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Confrontation and grievance over annual leave entitlements can be easily avoided when proper policies and procedures are set in stone and communicated clearly to all staff members.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When all staff members are clear on their working hours (and days) then employers can easily benefit from the gains that come with maintaining high staff morale.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">HOW TO MANAGE FORCED CLOSURE PERIODS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another aspect of annual leave policy, which can give rise to issues during the summer, is a forced closure period.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Forced closure periods should be well outlined in contracts of employment to avoid any confusion over leave entitlements. If staff do not allow for this while taking annual leave throughout the year it can lead to them having to take unpaid time off \u2013 so it\u2019s vital that the situation is clearly understood.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Should your organisation be experiencing issues over annual leave entitlements this summer you should seek\u00a0advice from our experts\u00a0by emailing\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:breda@hrteamservices.com\">breda@hrteamservices.com<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:martina@hrteamservices.com\">martina@hrteamservices.com<\/a>\u00a0or calling 0044 28 71 271882.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, here are a few tips for employers on dealing with leave requests in summer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5 TIPS FOR DEALING WITH ANNUAL LEAVE REQUESTS IN SUMMER<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1 Contracts should state clearly an organisation\u2019s annual leave policy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2 Make sure staff are fully aware of, have read and understand all annual leave policies and procedures.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3 Make efforts to facilitate requests from staff where possible as this can help boost morale and avoid unplanned absence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4 Never over promise and under deliver. Broken promises on employee annual leave can cause serious issues in the relationships between employers and employees.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5 Maintain consistency when authorising annual leave to ensure each employee is dealt with fairly.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Summer has arrived and with it comes the balancing <a href=\"https:\/\/hrteamservices.com\/en\/how-employers-can-avoid-summer-holiday-headache\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,15],"tags":[12,13],"class_list":["post-366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-performance-management","tag-employment-law","tag-performance-management"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO 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