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Annual leave carry-over arrangements and sell back scheme 2021/22

March 10, 2022

Colleagues now have the option to carry over or sell back as detailed below:

  • Colleagues will be allowed to carry over leave to the next leave year (1 April 2022 – 31st March 2023). Statutory minimum leave that must be taken is 20 days of AL, plus 8 bank holidays (28 in total). The maximum leave that can be carried over will be the number of days over the statutory minimum.
  • Colleagues will be able to sell back 50% of their remaining annual leave over the 28 days Statutory minimum.

Statutory leave provisions still apply, so you will still need to take at least 28 days of leave during 2021/22 and 2022/23. This is important for supporting the health and well-being of staff at this challenging time. This arrangement also applies to colleagues whose leave year is different to the Trust’s financial year. Full details are in the guidance.

Is it imperative for the Trust to have oversight of the management of annual leave, therefore it is a requirement to ensure that all planned and taken annual leave is recorded on ESR/eRoster or the Doctors Leave System as appropriate – your application to sell back your annual leave to the Trust will not be accepted unless your records are up to date.

For further information or to apply for this scheme please click here. The request form is also included at the end of the guidance.

The annual leave sell back scheme is now open and closes on Friday 18 March. Any approved sold annual leave will be paid in April 2022.

If you require further guidance, please talk to your line manager. You can also seek confidential advice from the trade unions swbh.unioncollective@nhs.net.