Boss keeps contacting me while on leave?

And if it had burnt down not very much op could do about it 🤣 I used to tell my team even if the building was on fire don’t bother calling me as I don’t work for the fire brigade so pretty pointless calling me as I couldn’t do much about it, I never got calls or messages on my hols lol

This is unacceptable.
I manage staff and I’d never contact them whilst on Leave unless absolutely very urgent.
What you have described can wait.
Id have a chat to him and ask you aren’t contacted unless it’s relevant to when you next log on. For instance if it was a shift change for example.
Anything else must wait for your return.

Have you said anything about the fact you are on annual leave? I think it’s time you remind him when you are due back at work and that you can catch up then.

Not acceptable and absolutely grievance territory!

Sincerely,
Public Sector HR

Just put a block on all work related numbers until you go back. Or tell them you're on a secluded island for a while and unable to be contacted!

This is absolutely GRIEVANCE territory.

If you dont do that, then you cannot complain afterwards if things do not change.

What this is, is harassment. Straight up.

I’m an HR Director in a public sector organisation, and your boss is being totally unreasonable. He absolutely should not be contacting you unless it’s an emergency or there’s a major issue that all employees are being notified of at the same time. Over the past couple of years my own boss has contacted me twice while I was on leave: once when a senior colleague was killed in an accident and a second time when there was a huge flooding issue and the building was being closed. This is not ok, and I think it’s important that you raise it with him and keep your own records of everything that happens. Good luck!

This.

Your new boss is on a power trip, OP. I hope they don't bother you again but if they do, email (don't call) them to say that you are on AL. Put it in writing.

I would have simply not responded to any of the messages. For the record I was away and took a different phone/left it behind. I would take some pleasue in seeing the messages pile up and wondering how long before the penny dropped. I am a past mistress in making myself unavailable.

You really need to send an email to him, cc in hr and say that you are on annual leave and to please hold calls until you are back.

I would block him and anyone else likely to contact you from work.

Time every call and claim overtime.

my DH has a work phone that is his personal phone too. He has set up a ‘do not disturb’ that allows calls and messages from everyone he knows personally and in a non work capacity. Family/friends and things like dentist or whatever. Simple as ticking all the people you don’t mind contacting you when you’re not at work. Do this. Every time you’re on AL switch on your AL do not disturb. FWIW I wouldn’t have answered the first call as, with my role in the public sector, I know nothing could be that urgent and I didn’t get paid enough 😆🤣

Write all of this in an email to HR and ask them to send a reminder to your boss that you are entitled to be left alone when you are on annual leave.

Tell him not to contact you, you are on annual leave and will respond on your return.

silly twat.

i hope you have a good week!

OP change your user name - it’s as if you regard yourself as a wet lettuce, 🥬 choose something else even if it’s salady like massive cucumberbatonwatch out! Be empowered!

It’s harassment. Block the number whilst you’re away.

Of course it shouldn't be the OP's problem if HR are hassling her boss for something the OP already provided months ago.

Boss needs to say to HR, "@wetlettuce41 is on annual leave at the moment and as you know I shouldn't be contacting her unless it's an emergency. Is it an emergency? If yes, can we double check to make sure we don't already have these documents before we bother her?"

If you raise this with HR, then lose your job then you have a case against the boss. Especially if the reason he might get rid of you is due to your disability.

I bet you work in the police dont you Op? You dont have to say but it sounds exactly lole the shit I had to deal with in the past. You need to be firm regardless of where it is you work and if they dont listen log it all and grievance.

“Not my problem” is an interesting undertone from OP. Should your boss email you on AL? No. Is there more to this? I suspect there is.

You need to address it in your next 1 to 1. Outline the boundaries you have for being contacted outside or work.

Make sure you check company policies when you get back regarding out of hours contact.

Ensure your out of office is on and it has contact details of which of your colleagues can be contacted in your absence regarding work matters.

Make it clear in your out of office you are not reachable from day y to day z.

From there if it continues you have to go down HR route. Which in that case you may as well look for another job. Look up “employments rights bill 2026” depending on how long it takes that situation to progress and yours at work - and what becomes of challenges through employment tribunal after - they may want to get out of that habit now.