Annual Leave Handover Brief

When to use this

One page. Three sections: what to do, what to leave alone, who to call. Aim to be back to fewer than 50 unread emails, not zero.

What’s included

• Do
• Leave alone
• Call me only if
• Where everything lives
• My contact while away

What to customise before you use it

• Replace My name with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
• Replace Start date with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
• Replace End date with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
• Replace Name with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
• Replace Executive with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
• Replace link with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
• Replace template / link with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
• Replace Project X with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
• Replace date with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.
• Replace Decision Y with your real meeting, project, or stakeholder details.

# Annual Leave Handover — [My name]
**Out:** [Start date] to [End date]   **Cover:** [Name]

## Do
- Triage [Executive]'s inbox twice a day (09:00, 16:00) using my rules: [link]
- Send standing weekly update on Friday using [template / link]
- Process travel reimbursements within 48h

## Leave alone
- [Project X] — paused while I'm out, restart [date]
- [Decision Y] — sitting with [name], no chase needed
- Inbox triage of executive's *personal* email — leave entirely

## Call me only if
- [Name of stakeholder] needs an answer in <24h
- A media enquiry lands
- Anything legal or HR-sensitive

## Where everything lives
- Shared drive: [link]
- Standing calendars: [link]
- Supplier contact list: [link]

## My contact while away
[Phone / channel] — emergencies only please.