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Booking annual leave on CoreHR:
Annual Leave is available alongside Special Leave and Disability Leave to book on CoreHR by clicking on the “Leave” tab then the “Book Time Off” option.
* If you receive annual leave in hours, you will need to ensure you have sufficient annual leave for the public holiday dates. Your normal working hours for the public holiday date will deduct from your balance when the date passes.
You can also view your standard shift pattern on the Time tab in CoreHR.
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Public Holidays for Council Employees
There are seven recognised public holidays per year, which are slightly different between EP&M/Chief Officials and Craftworkers.
Please note that separate arrangements apply to Teaching employees.
Where a Public Holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the Council designates a substitute date, particularly for pay purposes. These are also listed below.
2026 Public Holidays
EP&M employees and Chief Officials
| Public Holiday | Date | Substitute Date |
| New Years Day | Thu 01/01/26 | N/A |
| 2 January | Fri 02/01/26 | N/A |
| Good Friday | Fri 03/04/26 | N/A |
| May Day | Mon 04/05/26 | N/A |
| Additional PH * | Mon 15/06/26 | N/A |
| Christmas Day | Fri 25/12/26 | N/A |
| Boxing Day | Sat 26/12/26 | Mon 28/12/26 |
| Hogmanay | Thu 31/12/26 | N/A |
Craft Workers
| Public Holiday | Date | Substitute Date |
| New Years Day | Thu 01/01/26 | N/A |
| 2 January | Fri 02/01/26 | N/A |
| May Day | Mon 04/05/26 | N/A |
| Additional PH * | Mon 15/06/26 | N/A |
| Autumn Holiday | Mon 28/09/26 | N/A |
| Christmas Day | Fri 25/12/26 | N/A |
| Boxing Day | Sat 26/12/26 | Mon 28/12/26 |
| Hogmanay | Thu 31/12/26 | N/A |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s):
How do I book annual leave and see my annual leave balance?
Annual Leave is available via the leave tab on your CoreHR employee dashboard. Please see the CoreHR guides for further guidance on booking annual leave.
I wish to book off 2 weeks, how do I do this, so it only deducts the correct working days/hours?
CoreHR will only deduct working days/hours from your balance – just enter the start and finish dates of your annual leave and the correct number of days/hours will be deduced from your entitlement.
I have booked my annual leave for the wrong dates – what do I do?
Under “My Requests”, you should see the annual leave request you submitted. Click on the menu button (?) and select cancel. You can then resubmit your leave request.
I am due to receive additional annual leave based on my length of service. Will this be included?
Yes, your annual leave balance will be automatically amended at the beginning of the year to include your new entitlement.
My annual leave is in hours – is this figure in decimals or in minutes?
The figure is in hours and minutes, for example if you have 2.45 leave remaining, this is 2 hours and 45 minutes (not 2.75 hours).
My manager is off sick/on holiday – who will approve my leave?
If your manager has not set up a delegation to allow someone else to authorise leave on their behalf, the request will remain unapproved until they approve it on their return. Their manager can request access to their team by emailing AskHR if necessary.
My manager has just left – who will approve my annual leave?
Where a manager has left the organisation, CoreHR will automatically divert your approvals to your manager’s manager until your new manager is in post.
Do I need to use my annual leave when there is Public Holidays?
If your annual leave balance is in hours, your public holiday entitlement is included in your balance. CoreHR will deduct the correct number of hours for Public Holidays from your balance if it would be a normal working day for you. You can view your standard shift pattern on the Time tab in CoreHR – if your standard working hours look incorrect, please email AskHR with the correct pattern and they will amend this.
Those whose annual leave is in days, do not have the public holiday entitlement included and their balance will not be affect by public holidays.
Yes. You can view your standard shift pattern on the Time tab in CoreHR – if your standard working hours look incorrect, please email AskHR with the correct pattern and they will amend this.
My shift type (working hours each day) looks incorrect. Will this affect my annual leave?
es. You can view your standard shift pattern on the Time tab in CoreHR – if your standard working hours look incorrect, please email AskHR with the correct pattern and they will amend this.
I am trying to book a day of annual leave, but CoreHR says this is a rest day.
CoreHR will only allow you to book annual leave on normal working days. You can view your standard shift pattern on the Time tab in CoreHR – if your standard working hours/days look incorrect, please email AskHR with the correct pattern and they will amend this.
My annual leave balance shows in days/but should be in hours (or vice versa).
If you have recently amended your hours from/to full time, it may take a short period of time for your leave type to be updated. If not, you may have the wrong annual leave type. Please contact AskHR to have this amended.
Can I book Flexi Leave/TOIL on CoreHR?
Yes, you can book TOIL leave and (if you have been set up to use flexi) flexi leave on CoreHR. You’ll find further guidaince on how to do this on the Flexi and TOIL pages.
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