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Another way of approaching this is to give them information about absence in terms of:

Planned absence. We will tell you when the individual is not going to be available - so that you know that you won't be able to get hold of them - but we won't tell you why. (It could be annual leave, planned medical attention, a training course, etc.)
Unplanned absence. The individual is unexpectedly not available today, but we won't tell you why. (It could be illness, family emergency, transport problems, etc.)
Working from a different location. We will tell you where they are and how to get hold of them if either of those pieces of information is appropriate.

This also applies to sharing information internally about colleagues' availability.

Best wishes,

Paul

Paul Ticher
0116 273 8191
www.paulticher.com
22 Stoughton Drive North, Leicester LE5 5UB

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From: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">Chris Tinsley

To: [log in to unmask] href="mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]

Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 9:34 AM

Subject: Sharing of annual leave details across organisations

Good morning all

My job role means I support 2 external organisations who I share my time with. When I am on annual leave my role is covered by a colleague. One of the 2 external agencies has now requested that they can see details of my annual leave, when I am going to be off work. They have not stated why they need this info.
I am very reluctant to allow this information to flow externally. I take this to be personal information and as my work is being covered when I am on holiday it shouldn't matter who is covering it. There also has been no mention of a data sharing agreement.
Am I being paranoid ir obstructive by not sharing this? I can't help thinking why do you need this info.

Regards
Chris

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