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People in telesales jobs have been told to book their annual leave in plenty of time to avoid losing it under employment law.

In an advice column on This Is Money, one worker said their holiday year finished at the end of February 2010, meaning they had eight days of leave to take over the course of the month.

However, their employer said the member of staff would be unable to book the time off as the firm was too busy, causing them to lose their vacation time.

Unfortunately for the employee, a columnist for the financial site explained that the business was probably entitled to refuse the holiday request under employment law.

"Be sure to request your … holiday earlier in the leave year, or with more notice, next year," the writer advised staff in telesales jobs.

Previously, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress Brendan Barber told the news provider that if this issue happens frequently, it could be the manager who is at fault.

It may mean they are unable to manage staff properly, or that the business does not have enough employees, he explained.

Posted by James Strang