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Annual leave
I need some advice on employment law and annual leave
I want to book a period of leave in June/July. All leave has been approved except for one day ie day 8 out of 10. My manager has told me unless I can get a colleague to cover this shift as overtime that days leave cannot be approved - all other days are covered. If no one is prepared to do the overtime this days leave will not be approved and I cannot arrange my holiday.
I feel this is unreasonable as four months notice has been given and my manager has put the onus of finding cover for my shift onto me. I am a security assistance and even though another person will be on shift that day my manager insists I arrange cover to ensure two people as required.
I have emailed my colleagues and no one is prepared to do the overtime because the required day is a Saturday.
Can an employer legally be this unreasonable?
I want to book a period of leave in June/July. All leave has been approved except for one day ie day 8 out of 10. My manager has told me unless I can get a colleague to cover this shift as overtime that days leave cannot be approved - all other days are covered. If no one is prepared to do the overtime this days leave will not be approved and I cannot arrange my holiday.
I feel this is unreasonable as four months notice has been given and my manager has put the onus of finding cover for my shift onto me. I am a security assistance and even though another person will be on shift that day my manager insists I arrange cover to ensure two people as required.
I have emailed my colleagues and no one is prepared to do the overtime because the required day is a Saturday.
Can an employer legally be this unreasonable?
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Our contract states the employer can refuse annual leave if it doesn't suit the business and here it states that the employer can control when you take your holiday. http://www.direct.gov...dholidays/DG_10029788
It really depends what it says in your contract.
It really depends what it says in your contract.
You seem to have been reasonable and given your employer more notice of the days you wish to take as holiday than required (you should give notice of the same length as holiday required) and it may seem unfair, but yes, an employer is under no legal obligation to give you specific days as holiday unless it is an express term in your contract of employment.
If it is not an express term in your contract the employer is legally correct in not agreeing to your dates, though I would expect any reasonable employer to try to agree with a valued employee, but they are under no obligation to do so. I suggest you try to reason with your employer
If it is not an express term in your contract the employer is legally correct in not agreeing to your dates, though I would expect any reasonable employer to try to agree with a valued employee, but they are under no obligation to do so. I suggest you try to reason with your employer
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