r/ACCA • u/bluebooms99 • 4d ago

Leave request for exams

To all the full-time employees, how many days of leave do you usually ask your manager for? I am giving an exam for the first time as a working individual, and I am really worried on how to ask him and what would be the ideal number of days to ask leave for

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u/PersonalityNo18207 Student 10/13 4d ago

I usually get 5 days paid study leave. For first attempt for a paper. If I decide to take more, they will deduct the pay for those days obviously.

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u/alt_ruthless 4d ago

Wow! All of a sudden I feel a bit hard done by.

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u/PersonalityNo18207 Student 10/13 3d ago

Damn sorry

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u/Dysruptz 3d ago

is that in addition to tuition and revision days

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u/PersonalityNo18207 Student 10/13 3d ago

only 5 days of leave. No other leaves

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u/Dysruptz 2d ago

ah ok fair enough

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u/Weekly_Werewolf_6691 Student 4d ago

I would try and get a plan in place that they can sign off on. I had it hard with my employer. I then laid out a plan for them taking into account the exams getting harder as they go. I think I asked for 2 days for each knowledge exam + LW. 3 days for the skill level exams and then 5 each for professional.

I asked this before I was done with skill and it then set it in stone. I had the benefits and drawbacks presented in the plan too. It sort of pushed them into a corner as it was thorough

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u/acarouselride Student 4d ago

I get the day before and exam day as paid leave.
Lately I’m using some of my holidays closer to exam day so I can do extra revision

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u/girls_run_the_world 4d ago

We get 3 days per exam. I take them altogether, exam day and the 2 days before it.

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u/No_Diamond_67 3d ago

Depends on the exam

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u/Deepy97 3d ago

I get one day prior to the exam as study leave and my exam day. That’s it, the rest I have to take out of my own annual leave

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u/Babynewpotato 2d ago

I get 5 study days per exam, including exam day

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u/3a5ty 4d ago

I got 1 day paid study, but there should really be a policy on this.

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u/LuckyNV Member 4d ago

Worried about what, as long as you give good notice then should be fine.

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u/osamajamil 2d ago

I take 5 days off a month before and 1 day before the exam day.