Were you here when that c*** Knowles (TCK) was around? No credit for leave was part of his raft of "Cost Neutral" changes. That's when annual leave became simply "guaranteed" days off. It's been around since about 2005 or so and it was no accident.
Why did he do it? Greed. His bonus from the company's savings at our expense. Same as always, Pixy.
So I say to them – get it together, raise the game, be fair - and then the bounty will likely keep coming.
Pissing in the wind.