From 1 April 2022 all employees are required to record annual leave in the Electronic Staff Record (ESR) as well as any existing systems they currently use to record annual leave.
This is to ensure Payroll are accurately able to calculate holiday pay based on voluntary overtime worked and regular paid supplements, including recruitment and retention premia and high cost area supplements. Pay is calculated on the basis of what the individual would have received had they been at work
Recording annual leave in ESR
Information on all the functions of ESR Employee Self Service, including how to record annual leave in ESR is available in the ESR portal guides.