I have no written contract with my employer although I have worked at the same place for 6 years.
Currently I work Monday - Fridays 06.00 - 16.00 and Saturdays 07.00 - 13.00 with Sundays off. I put in a holiday request for a Friday and Saturday so I could have a long weekend away which was granted. I have since asked if I could have a Saturday off in the next couple of weeks and have been told that I am not allowed to take a Saturday off in future as a single day's holiday, (or a Fri & Sat together)either paid or unpaid unless it is part of a full week's holiday. Does this make any sense? Why should I use up a week's worth of holiday so I can have a Saturday off?
Can my employer insist when I can or can't take holidays or not? The other point is that a colleague has this Friday and Saturday off and nothing has been said about that. She also has some Saturdays booked off over the coming months which have been authorised. Am I being unfairly treated and if so what can I do about it?
2007-01-30 17:58:02 · 2 answers · asked by ChocLover 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Get over it.
God I hate complainers like you.
2007-01-30 18:03:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on your particular job and how critical it is to be there on Saturday. If you were hired to work Saturdays, you are pretty much stuck. But it sounds like they are being a bit insensitive to you.
I had a boss once who simply decided no one could take the holidays off in the entire company. And she did it! Why? Because everyone wanted it. I left that company.
2007-01-31 02:02:49 · answer #2 · answered by moondrop000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋