It’s an anti fraud requirement in a lot of financial institutions where some people have to take two weeks continuous leave.
Not sure if it’s applicable to this but I think By the letter of the law your employer can insist on when you take your annual leave but generally they don’t.
Depends on the industry usually. The likes of builders etc always seem to take the same two weeks. With ourselves. we are asked to submit our two weeks before the end of March. If not they usually leave it go until June and then tell you what window is available.
Yep in most places it’s by agreement but if push comes to shove the employer can insist.
Assuming no pension contrib etc prob what was throwing me
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Yeah, I know of people in bank branches etc having to take two weeks off but didn’t think they’d be told to take two weeks while only taking a day or two off for a family emergency.
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Tell me about it 
I’m always told when I have to take my holidays 
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I got lucky in 2018. We had nothing planned and I hadn’t booked anything. My two weeks started the day after the All Ireland
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Twas all new back then , now you’d be back in work Monday morning after another limerick win
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As I said to a fella earlier today, I’ve seven more weeks teaching to do over the next six months 
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Nah, just the Monday and Tuesday now. In my salary review this year, they decided that Id get an extra rolling bank holiday for the monday after the AIF but id have to take the Tuesday as a holiday. Fair compromise I suppose 
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I’ve a relatively handy gig but most of it is done on a laptop and involves plamasing, which wears you down eventually. Iv convinced myself that il pack it in before long and spend my days laying hedges - I’ve a week long hedge laying course arranged and all for next autumn. The idea of being outdoors and chatting to farmers before doing a days work with the dog at my side seems bliss.
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It does…in how many of these imaginary days is it pelting down with rain?
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Will you leave the poor fucker alone with his dream. Laying hedges sounds deadly. Apparently golf groundsmen have massive job satisfaction
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I do a good bit of hiking these days, the worse the weather the more enjoyable as long as I have the kit. Il let the dog sit in the car them days though.
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Ahhh, I have long held out my dream job as a 3 day week doing golf green keeper.
But an acquaintance ruined it by saying you spend all your time on a mower and get a bad back as a result.
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Change your dream slightly to laying hedges. You, halfpipe and the dog. It’ll be perfect.
I can’t drive by a hedge with gaps in it now without seeing the potential that could be unleashed when I start my new career. Useful assistants will be needed considering the state of Irelands European funded hedges
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I’ve experience of seeding and growing hedge funds mate if any use to you
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