He has also said that we cannot take less than a week from June to September. I'm not sure whether he can do this, and it's only our dept, not the whole company. Does anyone have any views?
2007-07-10 21:09:09 · 14 answers · asked by Oona M 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Holidays ➔ Other - Holidays
It all depends what your company polcy is. I' worked with companies that force you to take at least one week off, I have also worked with places that require6 weeks notice for vacations to make sure that there are no staffing problems.
2007-07-10 21:14:02 · answer #1 · answered by Chief BaggageSmasher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your department boss has the responsibility of seeing the dept. runs smoothly and efficiently. That is what the company employ him to do. He has to ensure there are enough staff available at all times for the dept. to run properly. As staff may have to be juggled to cover holidays and sickness he will need time to make these arrangements.It may be that the operations of your particular department require these sort of restrictions more than other parts of the company...Many firms have holiday lists or rotas that you indicate your requirements months in advance.Some firms give priorities to families with children in school holiday weeks. I think that companies have to organise holidays to meet the needs of the firm not those of the employee although a lot compromising is done. Unless there is an emergency, which I am sure the firm would consider,I don't think they are doing anything wrong at all... After all you know the rules when you go there.
2007-07-11 04:33:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normal working practice is that you need to give twice as much notice as you want to take. So if you want to take 3 days, you need to give 6 working days notice. However, this is just a guideline and companies can implement their own policies.
If this is just your department, then you might want to check your contract, or talk to your HR people. If your department boss has been allowed to dictate their own policy then there is probably little you can do about it.
2007-07-11 04:14:34 · answer #3 · answered by mark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oona,
I used to work for an electric utility and I could not ever take vacation from May to the end of September. It was there policy because of the high demand of electricity at that time. So I would have to say YES your d++khead boss can do that.
TDCWH
2007-07-11 08:02:37 · answer #4 · answered by TDCWH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's really stupid! Surely it is less disruptive if you are off for a single day rather than a whole week?
I depend on having long weekends to keep me sane at work, I couldn't wait all year for a week or two in one go that will pass in a flash. Perhaps you need to look for a new job...
2007-07-11 14:36:16 · answer #5 · answered by Rowan A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends what it says in your contract of employment or in the handbook with general terms and conditions you should have been given when you joined the company.
If you were not given them ask the HR department for copies (they have to give them to you).
If the contract or T&C hadbook says he can - then he can - those were the conditioons you signed up to when you joined. If it's not in the contract - then he can't.
2007-07-11 04:15:21 · answer #6 · answered by Paul H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a word with your HR department, because this seems a bit extreme. What if you have a domestic emergency that demands you be away from work at short notice ?
2007-07-11 04:18:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your contract will tell you what holidays you are allowed to take. And your boss cannot just make up his own rules.
2007-07-11 05:01:47 · answer #8 · answered by LillyB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats soooo mean my boss had 4 weeks off 2 weeks notice
2007-07-11 04:11:22 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it is in your contract, which it probably is, then i believe they can dictate both when you take your holidays and how much notice must be given. Sorry!
2007-07-11 04:15:40 · answer #10 · answered by Stuart H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋