​​​​​​​Annual Leave Purchase Scheme 

The University's Annual Leave Purchase Scheme provides additional flexibility by allowing you to buy extra annual leave if you would like to take more than your standard contractual entitlement.  

The University has two annual leave purchase windows a year. One in August and another in February. You can purchase up to a total of your weekly hours in additional leave over the course of both purchase windows.

The cost of additional annual leave is calculated at your normal daily rate and will be recovered direct from your salary over a 12 or 6 month period as appropriate.

An indication of the cost can be calculated here​. As the pay award from 24-25 is still to be confirmed, it is appreciated that colleagues will not be able to calculate their monthly deduction at the present time. At such time as the pay award is confirmed, the revised salary deduction will be confirmed to you. 

Requesting additional leave is straightforward

There is a short video on how to do this: How to request to buy holiday - YouTube or you can follow instructions below:  

·         Login to HR Connect  and click on 'My Time' on the left hand side of the screen. 

·         With the 'Holiday' card click on 'Buy and Sell'. 

·         Select Position name and Scheme name 

·         Select Holiday Period Dates: Select the relevant leave year   

·         Select 'Buy' in Action Drop Down and then the number of hours you would like to purchase 

·         A total value - an indicative cost of annual leave purchase will appear 

·         Click 'Save', this will then forward your request to your manager for approval. 

 More information about the scheme can be found below :

Annual Leave Purchase Scheme ​ 

Calculator  

​​If you have any queries regarding the annual leave purchase scheme, please contact reward@napier.ac.uk