How is the approval of annual leave changing after the transition to Shared Services?

When leave cover is required
After the transition to Shared Services all Service Managers have to take into consideration their daily annual leave quota when accepting leave requests from Support Workers:

1. Service Managers accept the leave application after discussing leave with staff and consulting the leave quota.
2. Shared Services confirms that the application is within the quota, approves the leave, records the change on the schedule and covers the vacant shift.

Note: Applications which exceed the quota can be approved only in exceptional circumstances.


When leave cover is not required
In some services (e.g. Home Support) staff can apply for leave without the need to find coverage:

1. Service Managers accept the leave application after discussing leave with staff.
2. The leave application on IHC Staff has to include the following note: No cover required. This means that the leave application won’t be counted against the leave quota.
   
   
3. Shared Services approves the leave and records the change on the schedule.

Related topics
When does Share Services organise leave coverage?
What is an area annual leave quota?
What is the notice period when applying for annual leave?
What is the annual leave quota for my area?

Contact us
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