Planning for COVID-19

Webinar Series

Planning for COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us, the changes and impacts will continue for some time. It’s during times like this when you need you remember that you are part of a community of best practice, so don’t be alone. The Forum is your friendly, safe environment for sharing ideas, top tips and pitfalls to avoid. In this time of uncertainty its important that we collaborate and work together, bringing together ideas and use this time as an opportunity to learn and continue to raise standards.

We have designed three short series of learning academy modules, along with a top-tips & pitfalls to avoid for homeworking webinar and then a virtual networking group to help you. Phil Anderson has written an article about some of the considerations you might need to make.

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Published on 10 July 2024

Time well spent: planning for annual leave

Annual leave is a statutory right in the UK, with each worker entitled to at least 5.6 weeks paid leave. For a full-time worker this equates to 28-days paid annual leave, which can include Bank Holidays. This is the minimum, with many organisations increasing the amount of annual leave, sometimes based on length of service, e.g. 6.6 weeks paid leave after 5-years of service. Some organisations also offer the opportunity to buy, and even sell annual leave, carryover unused annual leave from one year to another and provide additional time-away from the office, for instance volunteering days, wellbeing days and birthdays. In addition, some people love planning their annual leave, holidays and time-off in advance. In contrast there are others who need encouragement to both plan and even take time away. Therefore, the challenge of annual leave is enduring, with no perfect solution. However, we are starting to see a change with new ideas to promote guaranteeing annual leave. It’s refreshing to see how greater understanding and empathy with employee wellbeing has driven a shift in how organisations manage holiday booking. A number of our member organisations are pioneering the approach to guaranteeing annual leave, and over time, refining the limits and controls needed for the process to work seamlessly.