Annual Leave

[Sudoxe]

Anyone know anything workers rights for annual leave?

In a team of 4 we have had 2 people resign in December. This means we now only have two of us. My boss has said that we cant take leave of more than a day until the new guy turns up, and is capable of doing the job.

So this will be in at least 2months (1month notice, and 1month to train them up)

So basically, I can't take any annual leave until April at the earliest.

Is there a European law on this sort of thing?

Dan

[Viper]

dont sound right to me.I have no legal knowledge but sounds wrong.

[FG1]

Check your contract.
Mine says that leave can be taken on approval of line manager, basically if he doesn't approve it I can't have it.

[diamond]

Check your contract.
Mine says that leave can be taken on approval of line manager, basically if he doesn't approve it I can't have it.

Same here, i'm gonna have to carry 5 days of this years leave over to the next financial year cos we're to busy to be able to take any time off.

[FG1]

e.d. I am in a similar situation at work so as a safety buffer I apply for leave even though I know it will be rejected due to manpower. That way, when you ask to carry it over the company can not say that you didn't try to take your leave during the allocated time. Make sure you apply to carry it over in plenty of time so that if they refuse to carry it over you can "reasonably" ask to take it prior to the end of the leave year.

[Lissa]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/WorkingHoursAndTimeOff/DG_10029788
Think that pretty much makes the situation plain................you can only take holiday at your managers discretion unfortunately. :cry:

[Sudoxe]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/WorkingHoursAndTimeOff/DG_10029788
Think that pretty much makes the situation plain................you can only take holiday at your managers discretion unfortunately. :cry:

Ah well, it'll just drive me insane one day soon and i'll snap, and quit.

Dan

[Cronos]

I guess a lot depends on the job you are doing, but it doesn't strike me as unreasonable for a company to say that you can't book annual leave because of a genuine business reason. It's all about striking the balance between workers' rights and the rather obvious fact that there's got to be a profitable business for the workers to work at.

I the end it comes down to the attitude of your boss / employer. If they take a reasonable approach to things like time off and annual leave when they can then as an employer you're much more likely to accept periods of a couple of months like this where you can't take time off.

[Jabba]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/WorkingHoursAndTimeOff/DG_10029788
Think that pretty much makes the situation plain................you can only take holiday at your managers discretion unfortunately. :cry:

Ah well, it'll just drive me insane one day soon and i'll snap, and quit.

Annual leave is for rest and recouperation. If you don't take it you risk getting tired and stressed and could end up taking time off sick (to your employer's detriment, as you'll still have the leave left when you come back from being sick). A tired and stressed workforce is not efficient, either.

Maybe one day soon your boss will come to see this for himself :wink:

[FG1]

Does your company have anybody who acts as occupational health advisor?????
If so, it may be worth a discreet word with them explaining how you feel that your health and well being are suffering due to not having any holidays.......................................
You will find that if they do not act upon your information that they leave themselves open to all sorts of problems should you have an accident or something similar at work due to fatigue etc.

[kwak zzr]

i think its up to the company, have a word with your union.

[Sudoxe]

i think its up to the company, have a word with your union.
:smt102 Union! Who do you think I work for, BA?

Dan

[kwak zzr]

errr sorry, the post office cant pi$$ without asking our union :wink:

[jenni]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/WorkingHoursAndTimeOff/DG_10029788
Think that pretty much makes the situation plain................you can only take holiday at your managers discretion unfortunately. :cry:

Ah well, it'll just drive me insane one day soon and i'll snap, and quit.

Dan

I am in the same situation and already can't sleep and constantly feel sick/ have stomach problems :(

[rictus01]

well officially I've still got 28 days leave of last years to take before the end of March, doesn't look like that's going to happen though, that will mean 2 days holiday in a year :shock:

OK haven't done a stroke of work for over three months now.

Cheers Mark.

[Jabba]

I am in the same situation and already can't sleep and constantly feel sick/ have stomach problems :(

Congratulations......... when's it due? :lol:

Don't think that's Dan's problem, though :thumbsup:

[jenni]

I am in the same situation and already can't sleep and constantly feel sick/ have stomach problems :(

Congratulations......... when's it due? :lol:

Don't think that's Dan's problem, though :thumbsup:

:shock: :shock:

would be an immaculate conception if it were true :wink: :(

[Baph]

I'm in the same boat as others have said before. I have to give a month's notice of holidays, then it has to be approved by my boss, then HR, then a director of the company. Not much red tape then huh?

I actually don't see it as being that unreasonable TBH. It's not like they're asking you don't take holidays EVER.

But it'd be comforting to know they're doing whatever they can to get a new employee, and to get them up to speed.