Margaret Harris, HR Manager BCC To: All employees Date: October 1, 20xx Subject: Important Policy Change: Vacation Schedule Message: Good morning! Effective immediately, there has been a change to the vacation policy. Any vacation requests for January through April must be turned in by November 1. Approval or denial of these vacation requests must be returned to you no later than two weeks after your request. You will then have another week to resubmit your request. Vacation requests for May through August must be submitted by March 1. Vacation requests for September through December must be submitted by July 1. Please send your requests directly to me, with a copy going to your supervisor. If you have any questions about the policy change or the number of vacations days available, please let me know. 

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