Summer of Sport: How to manage holiday requests in the Workplace

With a Summer of Sport ahead, namely Euro 2024 and The Olympics, as well as the holiday season in full swing, employers should expect an increase in holiday requests.

It’s important you know how to handle these requests, whilst also maintaining effective business operations.

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Plan ahead for the upcoming months. Ensure your staff are aware of the popular holiday times and that they must submit requests as early as possible.?

Processes such as a clear holiday policy will make help employees when making decisions around upcoming holidays.

As an employer, you can say no to holiday requests if it doesn’t suit your business needs. When a holiday request comes in, it is important to review it and decide whether you can afford to lose this member of stuff at that time. An important aspect to note here however, is that denying holiday requests can have a significant negative impact on workplace morale.

It is likely that employees who are not away on holiday but still in the workplace, may wish to watch the sporting events. Therefore, we recommend, if possible, to provide your employees the opportunity to watch them. In our office throughout the summer, we’ll have the Euros 2024 & The Olympics on our TVs. Our team will also be allowed to work from home if they prefer too. We find that this relaxed approach helps with the productivity and morale of our team and is something we would advise exploring. However, we understand that not all workplaces will have this luxury.

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For any advice on how to approach any of the aforementioned topics, you can contact us here - https://www.thehrbooth.co.uk/contact/.