Benefits | Annual Leave Toolkit | Manager Checklist

As a manager, you need to be very familiar with staff leave entitlements as laid out in the Annual Leave Policy.

Checklist

• Ensure staff avail of their full annual leave entitlement within the calendar year (1st Jan – 31st December).
• Approve annual leave in advance of the staff member taking leave.
• Approve Annual Leave requests in a timely manner, taking into account the operational needs of the department, as well as the staff member’s family responsibilities, and opportunities for rest and recreation.
• Ensure the staff member takes as much leave as possible before the end of the calendar year or before the end of a fixed-term contract.
• Contact coretime@dcu.ie if you are unsure of pro-rata entitlements for staff on reduced hours or contracts of less than 12 months.
• Annual Leave requests are generally submitted online through the CoreTime system In rare cases, a manual annual leave form is made available to staff from DCU People (but this is almost entirely phased out). If you’re unsure, please contact your DCU People Business Partner. Online requests are automatically recorded. It is your responsibility to ensure records are kept for leave approved using the manual process.

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