Annual leave goes online…

You can now, well as of 1 April book your annual leave for 2019/20 via the ESR portal on your desktop.

All staff will be able to do this, and managers will approve annual leave requests via Outlook email.

What do I do if I already have leave on the old hard copy leave cards?

The system will be replacing leave cards. From 1 April all staff with approved leave on the old card system in the calendar year 2019/20 will need to request this on the ESR portal.

Managers will receive an email to approve via outlook and track their team’s leave through supervisor self-service on ESR. They will have 14 days before it times out and an employee requesting leave will be notified if it has been approved/rejected.  This does not replace the conversation all staff need to have with their managers before requesting leave.

The HR and ODL team will be running the following drop-in sessions:

• Tuesday 2 April,  10.30 am until 1.30pm, Oak Room
• Monday 8 April, 1 pm until 5pm, Oak Room
• Wednesday 10 April, 1 pm until 5pm, Oak Room
• Monday 15 April, 12 midday until 3pm, Oak Room
• Wednesday 17 April, 2.30 pm until 5pm, Oak Room
• Wednesday 24 April,  2.30 until 5pm, Oak Room

Please email Ope.Ogunleye@nhs.net or Selina.Jassal@nhs.net for face to face 10 minute training sessions if the drop in session dates aren’t suitable.

Two guides are also available to support staff with the new system, a general annual leave guide and a part-time/condensed hours annual leave guide.

When booking leave please select Annual Leave Hours 1 NHS.

Who do I contact with any questions?

Please email Selina.Jassal@nhs.net or Sonam.Simner@nhs.net if you have any queries with the system.