Annual Leave Purchase Scheme 2024/25
The Annual Leave Purchase Scheme has re-opened for applications and the closing date is Monday 4th March 2024.
The scheme gives staff the opportunity to purchase either one or two additional weeks of annual leave (pro rata for those who work part-time), which will be paid for in equal instalments over the remaining months, between 01 April 2024 - 31 March 2025.
- A request to purchase one or two weeks (pro rata for those who work part-time) will be considered and approved at the manager's discretion.
- For employees with a birthday leave year, by requesting to purchase annual leave, they agree to change their annual leave year to 01 April - 31 March to comply with Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) (2014) regulations.
This scheme is available to all employees, except:
- employees of the Council who have not completed 9 months’ continuous service at the time of making the request
- Elected Members
- Employees contracted to work term-time only
- Employees under teacher’s terms and conditions or who pay into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Employees of a school Governing Body
- Employees covered by a pre-existing arrangement for annual leave, for example, under a TUPE agreement
- Agency workers
- Employees where deductions will take their monthly payment below the National Living Wage for their contracted hours
Updating Timeware (Manager Guidance)
Completed forms should be sent to HR Employee Services via:
Please do not submit hard copies. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us via the leave purchase e-mail address above.