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Why would they force you to pick August?
Here vacation is most commonly from mid July to mid August, but some people obviously have it earlier or later out of choice or necessity.
Manuy jobs can't be completely unmanned for 1+ months so vacations are often spread out slightly if possible.
Many companies in Europe encourage you to take in August because the work is less in some regions and the majority take them during August.
They can't pick all your annual days. But sometimes like 50% of them.
I generally try to take mine during November or March.
Sometimes December because I have to pick 3 days between Christmas and New Year as policy.
I'm not a fan of companies picking any of my time off.
"This office shuts down over the Christmas/New Year period, so don't come in, take your holidays. Oh but there's a job that needs to be done on the 28th so you'll need to come in for that."
Ummm... It's not really my holiday if I don't have control over it. What you're describing there isn't even leave without pay. It's just a period of no work.
Yeah me neither. Which is why I'm OK with my current contract which blocks only 3 out of 23/24~ paid time off on December, as a general rule.
In my previous company it was hassle the process to ask for not taking any time off in August (or around August).