Effective annual leave management: Policies and procedures

Authors: Kate Shepherd and Lisa Poole of nationwide consultancy Kate Shepherd Associates.

Overview

Annual leave is a benefit that, when implemented effectively, can have a positive impact on employee recruitment and retention.

This series of Leading practice guides provides guidance on proactively and effectively managing the annual leave process. In this guide, we discuss how this can be achieved through the adoption of annual leave policies and procedures. This is the second guide in our series:

• Effective annual leave management: Business benefits
• Effective annual leave management: Practices to engage employees