Told when to take my days off

vendee_2

Popsicle wrote: »

Hi. Just because you dont have a written contract does not mean you don't have any contract. You will have entered into an implied contract which will be made up of verbal agreements and custom and practice. Unless you have any agreements in writing (including emails etc) it is often difficult to prove and it tends to be easier to argue through custom and practice (eg sign in sheets that show you have worked x number of hours, full holiday pay and sick pay being paid for the amount of hours you work on a daily basis and pay slips). How many hours does she normally work? How many is she working this week? Does she always work the same hours? If so, how long has she worked these for? Was she told how many hours she would be contracted for? If she has a zero hours contract then she will have been explained that she is not guarenteed any hours and therefore she would not be covered. Was she offered holiday for the days this week?

Sorry about all the questions!!! :-)

I have just text my friend and told her to have a read and join then hopefully she will be able to answer the above questions Thank you for all your help and advise :T

SomeBozo

LittleVoice wrote: »

In relation to times for holidays then the employer needs to give twice as much notice as the number of days to be taken as holiday. For two days off they would have needed to give four days notice. They appear to have done that.

What you don't say is that if the employer rejects this leave request (which lets be honest they might as well as 4 days notice for 2 days off would be catastrophic to some employers) they need to give notice that is equivalent to the number of holiday days originally requested.

So please don't book and pay for a holiday on LVs advice and assume you can take it!

Its not a good avenue to go down and hence the need for the contract.

Bozo

LittleVoice

Bozo my advice was about the notice an employer has to give to an employee.