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Too often, addressing the issue of leave balances resorts to the 'Big Stick' approach and is viewed negatively by both teams and managers as being only in the employer's interest.

Meeting the leave challenge successfully is all about creating awareness of it. That awareness, in turn, allows a cultural message internally not only that leave is encouraged and okay, but also it is an individual’s responsibility to look after themselves.

Manager and employee mindsets around leave taking can be two separate issues and it may be beneficial to approach each individually.

Potential communication ideas are illustrated in the slideshow below.

Manager Approach

  • Add to all manager’s KPI's – a reference to ensuring their team’s leave is kept below X days. This ensures discussions around leave and holidays and balances are held at every opportunity
  • Have managers set up a calendar of projects and events so team can see when leave is encouraged and planning can be achieved
  • Send managers an update on their staff member’s leave balances on a quarterly basis to encourage proactive leave planning

Employee Approach

  • Add a reminder message to all payslips issued – “look how many hours you have worked, even your Payroll system thinks you need a holiday”
  • Delivery of hardcopy No Leave, No Life holiday offers magazine to each employee with letter from CEO
  • Internal competitions
  • Offer of extra days of leave for those under X amount of days of owing annually
  • Use of the No Leave, No Life resources – such as the posters, handover sheets and leave planners to encourage leave taking.
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