Eight-fold jump in annual leave requests

Employers could be handling a surge of annual leave requests following the Prime Minister’s ‘roadmap’ announcement earlier this month, with one HR software provider reporting an eight-fold increase in requests made via its platform.

Following the roadmap announcement one HR software provider reported an eight-fold increase in annual leave requests compared with the same day last year. With workers now keen to take their annual leave once coronavirus restrictions are lifted, how should you tackle competing annual leave requests, and can you decline requests that you can't accommodate?

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