With the buying and selling of annual leave scheme, you can purchase up to one contractual week of additional annual leave via salary sacrifice and pay directly through your salary over a 12 month period. Alternatively, you can sell up to a contractual weeks holiday in exchange for extra income.
How to save the Staff Benefits and Wellbeing section to your home screen
iPad or iPhone
- Launch “Safari” app.
- Enter into the address field the URL of the website you want to create a shortcut to. Tap “Go.”
- Tap the icon featuring a right-pointing arrow coming out of a box along the top of the Safari window to open a drop-down menu.
- Tap “Add to Home Screen.” The Add to Home dialog box will appear, with the icon that will be used for this website on the left side of the dialog box.
- Enter the name for the shortcut using the on-screen keyboard and tap “Add.” Safari will close automatically and you will be taken to where the icon is located on your iPad’s desktop.
Android
- Launch “Chrome” app.
- Open this link.
- Tap the menu icon (3 dots in upper right-hand corner) and tap Add to homescreen.
- You’ll be able to enter a name for the shortcut and then Chrome will add it to your home screen.
When to apply?
At the beginning of each year, staff have the opportunity to apply for buying or selling of annual leave for the following financial year. Applications can only be accepted during this time, see table below for scheme opening dates:
| When to apply |
Which leave year application relates to |
| 1st -31st January 2024 |
April 2024 -March 2025 |
| 1st -31st January 2025 |
April 2025 -March 2026 |
| 1st -31st January 2026 |
April 2026 -March 2027 |
| 1st -31st January 2027 |
April 2027 -March 2028 |
Can anyone apply?
No, as this scheme is a salary sacrifice, eligibility to access the scheme depends on contract, income and other variables, more details can be found on our Salary Sacrifice Guidance and FAQ's -please read this document before applying for the scheme.
How to apply:
- Firstly, have a discussion with your line manager prior to applying where possible. Planning ahead gives your line manager plenty of time to consider your application.
- Read the Buying/ Selling Annual Leave Guidance relevant to the year your applying too (guidance will be available below nearer the time).
- When the application period is open, complete the form (form will be available below when scheme is open) and hand over to your line manager before the deadline.
- It is your responsibility to check with your line manager that your form has been forwarded to the allocated person for your area during the allocated timeframe.
The Buying and Selling of Annual Leave Scheme 2025 -2026 opens 1st January 2025, deadline will be 31st January 2025.
Applicants
Information, guidance and form will be available nearer the time
Line Managers
Information, guidance and form will be available nearer the time
Guidance for all 2024 -2025 applicants
If you applied for Buying/ Selling Annual Leave 2023 -2024, click here to read through the Buying and Selling Annual Leave Guidance 2024 -2025
Salary sacrifice schemes provide staff with an excellent opportunity to gain a benefit (benefit in kind) whilst making substantial savings by agreeing to 'sacrifice' (or give up) a portion of their salary in exchange for a benefit. Click here to download the Salary Sacrifice Information and FAQ's document
We recommend reading the above document in full before applying to any salary sacrifice scheme.
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