Booking holidays online, has anyone manage it yet?

[renown]

Looks like it's back up and running. 2025 holidays submitted online, awaiting approval.

[Millie]

Looks like it's back up and running. 2025 holidays submitted online, awaiting approval.

It's only accepting up to October 2025. Nothing beyond that ?

[Teraza51]

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Looks like it's back up and running. 2025 holidays submitted online, awaiting approval.
On mine and other colleagues the app isn't working correctly. We are unable to book anything passed September so the manager is declining anyone who tries booking holidays

[Teraza51]

Looks like it's back up and running. 2025 holidays submitted online, awaiting approval.
I would check to see if they are requested as mine said they were sent but didn't show up in the requests section

[Teraza51]

Looks like it's back up and running. 2025 holidays submitted online, awaiting approval
To be on safe side try checking in requests section to make sure they have gone through as app isn't working correctly. It shows as going through to manager but doesn't show up on the app in the requests section

[BritishRacingGreen]

Just booked up until January '26. I'll check when I go into work later that they've been received.

[Millie]

Just booked up until January '26. I'll check when I go into work later that they've been received.

On the app ? As it's unavailable past beginning of October 2025

[BritishRacingGreen]

Yep - showing upto January 8th '26 on my phone. Maybe not fully updated on all devices.
Luckily that was a week I wanted to book 🙂

[BritishRacingGreen]

All showing now in Requests - all showing now in summary with hours remaining to be booked.

[Cookie]

I have up to October...... what a c**k up !!!!

[BritishRacingGreen]

All showing now in Requests - all showing now in summary with hours remaining to be booked.

All confirmed and authorised on calendar

[Kidder]

I have up to October only not sure why.  ☹

[BritishRacingGreen]

I now have upto March 31st '26.
I don't know - is it different browsers, phones?
My phone is Android, I use Chrome. I'm on O2.

[BritishRacingGreen]

Forgot - internet provider - BT - decent download speed - not cable. I don't do fancy 🙂

[jamietit]

Has anyone managed to book personal day for 2025-26 for December have opened ticket to see what is happening

[jamietit]

Seems to have a technical fault like the holidays the other day they said they are trying to fix it

[Cookie]

My store has not allowed any holidays over Easter, Christmas or New Year. You have to personally ask SM to approve. Is this the same for your store???

[oldfashionedplayer]

Holidays can be restricted however not banned, they can restrict the amount of people off so its minimal  when its a busy trading like the periods you mentioned however there is no complete ban on these days, its first come first serve, holiday policy says it too about restriction but there is No complete ban on any days.

so be raising a complaint with your managers regarding this and if need be make a ticket asking about it cause you'll definitely get the answer of "No Ban, only restrict amount, first come first serve, 7 day rule" and managers will usually get a telling off too from it as mine tend to with the stuff i raise lol.

[Duff McKagan]

I had a store manager who told me I had to tell him in writing why I wanted a week's holiday in December and then he would decide if I could have it so I told him I'd be happy to oblige him just as soon as he put it in writing why I needed to since nobody else had booked the same week...needless to say he didn't get his letter and I got my holiday.

[jamietit]

We have been told no one can request holidays at Christmas too plus you can't book personal day now for next year they said As the personal day works as a separate allowance from the standard holidays, this day is not released in advance in the same way.

[oldfashionedplayer]

it is released in the same way.. what a stupid thing... literally booked my personal day on the 1st, along with 2 other colleagues, just had 2 dotcom request theirs on friday and be approved it too when checking with them this morning.

taken from the "My Tesco Enhancements 2 Rollout FAQs"

Q. Can we make certain dates unavailable for colleagues to book e.g. Easter week?
A. The policy is not changing and there will be no dates made unavailable for colleagues to book. Seasonal times should be
managed as they are now in line with holiday targets.

same for the policy, it says restrict, but not ban.. so hand in a form with a lets talk if need be so theres documentation on it, and see how quickly it changes if you get refused again by quoting the policy and stating you'd like them to take it further by providing relevant information from colleague help and official communication about a complete ban...

Quickest way for a manager to back down is having it in writing they've done somethng they shoudn't be lol. there is absolutely Zero reason anyone can be refused it at any point of the year if they are the first person to request it. colleague help can easily check to see too of when stuff was requested on this system (supposed to be a fairer way too).

so unless people already have it off and thats why its refused, theres zero reason, only other way to get off would be to hand in form (without already handing it), and hope its past the 7 days so you get it (though new system makes that difficult, hence the paper approach). OR its always busy at that time of year so its a you scratch my back i'll scratch yours situation to get your days.

[jamietit]

Did you book you personal day online for 2025/26 ?

[oldfashionedplayer]

yep, i have all mine booked, like i said i did them by form, so my manager put them on the system since it works for them, I typically book them all at once and since my hours make just under half a shift left i request that holiday is used and rest is unpaid so saves me just going in for like 4 and half hours with a break included as previously I'd get the rounded up version on the old system.

so that's how I do mine all the time I booked my unpaid and part for early 2025 and my personal day is used on my last holiday in 2026.

[jamietit]

Thanks for your help our store won't except paper requests it has to be done online .when you request Christmas they are declined and says not excepting holidays for Christmas.online it won't let you book your personal day 2025/26 they say it now doesn't open on 1st April anymore and that they don't know when it will open to staff

[jamietit]

The question and answer that you have confirming that dates can't be made unavailable for Easter/christmas  do you have a link please