Take a break
Taking a break from work is vital for our health and wellbeing.
To make sure everyone is taking the breaks they need, last September we introduced our new requirement that all colleagues use all their carry-over leave by 31 August each year. If it’s not used by this date, and an exception has not been submitted, it will be lost.
You can carry up to five days (or equivalent for part-timers) from one annual leave year to the next. Exceptions do apply to this process - see the annual leave factsheet for more information.
You can find out how much carry-over leave you have for 2024/25 on PSP or the People App.
Between 15 April – 12 May, your managers will authorise any carry-over leave you have in PSP and as part of this process, PSP will show when your carry-over leave needs to be used by.
In July, a new process in PSP will enable managers to submit exceptions to use carry-over leave beyond 31 August. Details on this process will be provided closer to the time, but examples of where exceptions may apply can be found in the annual leave factsheet.
Speak to your manager to get your carry-over leave booked before 31 August 2024 to make sure you don’t miss out.
