Help with annual leave issue
I’m looking for some advice about an issue with annual leave at work because it’s been dragging on for months and I’m getting pretty frustrated. I’ve been employed at the company 18 months so don’t want to kick up too much of a fuss just in case.
I booked several days of paid leave over Christmas as soon as the booking window opened (about 6 weeks in advance). I even double-checked with my manager at the time because I had family travelling from overseas and needed to be certain before they booked flights. She confirmed it was approved, and it was also showing as confirmed on our internal system.
My manager then went on leave from mid-November to mid-December. In early December, I noticed that my approved leave had been removed from the rota. I raised this with the cover manager, who said she would look into it, and I made it clear that I needed an answer quickly because our leave doesn’t carry over into the next year. Unfortunately, I didn’t hear anything back.
By mid-December, I contacted HR, who confirmed that the leave had been removed and wouldn’t be carried over. By that point, it was too late for me to book alternative days off because everything was already taken. I ended up having to work those days and effectively lost 4 days of annual leave.
I later spoke to my manager, who said they were looking into it as a special case to have the days carried over. However, it’s now April and I still haven’t had those days reinstated. I keep being told it’s “being looked into,” but nothing is actually happening.
At this point, I’m not sure what my next step should be. Has anyone dealt with something similar, and what would you recommend doing next?