Can some people get more annual leave than others?

[thekidsadabhand]

Hello

I work in the private sector and get minimal annual leave. It works out as just under 6 weeks (been there five years so increased then), of which we automatically lose a week after taking the 25/26th dec and 1st/2nd jan off. Not great, but doable. It's quite an emotional/high intensity role, and I'm desperate for a week off. But I need to save my annual leave for school holidays (no one's issue but mines I know).

A colleague has highlighted to me that the managers, of which there are 5- we are a very small team- all seem to be getting between 8-10 weeks if the annual leave is counted up. Two of these managers started after me, and seems to have slipped In to the old "legacy contracts" that I believe two of the managers that were there when I started were on.

Basically, can anyone advise if this is legal and am I going to open a can of worms by raising it? It feels like a real slap in the face, as I'm front line and working long and hard hours, whereas only some of the managers are doing this, others are desk facing and always seem to be finished on time.

Thanks

Yes, different people can be on different contracts. Particularly in the private sector, but there are also small differences in Terms and Conditions between public sector workers.

In addition to your Annual Leave, if you have DC you're also entitled to Parental Leave of up to 4 weeks per year per child. This is unpaid, but can help enormously during the endless school holidays of primary school years! Look up Parental Leave on the gov.uk website - don't listen to friends/colleagues or even people on here because there is a lot of misunderstanding around Parental Leave and what it is and isn't.