Commentary: The battle over office leave has been worsened by the coronavirus

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Annual leave rosters were always a nightmare to devise but now they have become impossible, says the Financial Times’ Pilita Clark.

A lot did not, which is one reason why the politics of the office leave roster have gone into corona overdrive, while the idea of the holiday itself is being upended.

Yet they still faced a dilemma. If they failed to stay at their desk, how safe would their job be if their company started the cutbacks ripping through their industry? Fair enough, I thought, until I joined a video hang-out where one of the speakers announced he was actually about to go on holiday for a week.To do precisely what, I wondered. It has been impressive to read about “Costa del Yorkshire” Brits who have dragged beach towels and pebbles into their living rooms to recreate the holiday spots they are missing.

 

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