Anonymous wrote:My office said you are expected to use your leave before the end of the heave year unless there is a very specific reason you can not and then your manager will have to get it approved

Ok, then I will have to take leave anyway.

One of main reasons I have so many use-or-lose hour --- DRP, due to the number of departures (around 1/3), the current staff is stretched thin.

I was planning to use my remaining leave hours between October and December.

Now due to shutdown, we have more work to complete (catch up on some tasks), taking significant time off is quite difficult right now. But I will take leave anyway, if there is no leave restoration.

My office said you are expected to use your leave before the end of the heave year unless there is a very specific reason you can not and then your manager will have to get it approved

Read OPM - no leave restoration for shutdown specifically

For example, if I have 140 hours of use-or-lose, and I expect there will be leave restoration after shutdown.

If there is leave restoration and I put in 60 hours for leave restoration. I plan to use 80 leave hours for remaining year (till 1/10/2026)

What if I end up using 100 leave hours for remaining year (till 1/10/2026)?

Will leave restoration paperwork be based on my actual use-or-lose hours (40 hours) at the end of leave year (1/10/2026)? Will leave restoration paperwork be based on my requested hours (60 hours)?