Time off for Eid

pink_princess

I gave a staff member 3 days off for this at the end of August?

http://islam.about.com/od/calendar/f/2011eidfitr.htm

Edit to add link, Phew I thought I'd been lied to there.

fedster

You cannot pre book for Eid because the day it falls on is only decided a couple days before, i am lucky my Employer is somewhat more sympathetic than you guys, they appreciate my hard work and dont mind giving me days holiday on short notice, surely if an Employee works his socks off for you, you would show the same respect back and grant him the day of instead of showing the iron fist!!

toadyfrog

It sounds like you have been employed at your company a while, this employee has only just started which does make a difference. If it was me I would be asking my colleagues to swap before saying I will be taking the time off, its all about attitude.

pink_princess

fedster wrote: »

You cannot pre book for Eid because the day it falls on is only decided a couple days before, i am lucky my Employer is somewhat more sympathetic than you guys, they appreciate my hard work and dont mind giving me days holiday on short notice, surely if an Employee works his socks off for you, you would show the same respect back and grant him the day of instead of showing the iron fist!!

Can I ask you when EID was/is this year? Every link I've found states it was the lwd of August, which backs up my employee, yet your post & the op suggest it hasn't happend yet?

Jarndyce

I am speechless at some of the responses on this thread.

Some of you need to take a long hard look at yourselves.

From the disrespectful and ignorant ("something in the Muslim calendar - I don't know what") to the racial stereotyping (he'll throw a sickie anyway so you might as welll give it to him) and from the "beware of the PC brigade" scaremongering to the dismissive "fire him" couldn't care less attitude. I'm appalled.

All of you - ask yourselves if you would have responded in the same way if this had been a non-Muslim asking for a couple of days off at short notice to attend a family gathering?

Hang your heads in shame.

fedster

toadyfrog wrote: »

It sounds like you have been employed at your company a while, this employee has only just started which does make a difference. If it was me I would be asking my colleagues to swap before saying I will be taking the time off, its all about attitude.

I agree its all about attitude, like anything in life if you treat people with respect, be honest and work hard, i dont think situations like this would be an issue.

fedster

pink_princess wrote: »

Can I ask you when EID was/is this year? Every link I've found states it was the lwd of August, which backs up my employee, yet your post & the op suggest it hasn't happend yet?

Have you not read your own link?

There are 2 Eids, 1 has happend, the other has not.

Sambucus_Nigra

And I believe that the dates can be moved around; how awkward do you think it is to start a new job and try to have to explain this to people who don't understand?

I'd tell him that he can take and rearrange the cover; what's the worst that can happen? Surely you have someone that is mature enough to understand and that is flexible, and in return I'm sure he can cover shifts that other people might want in future.

jamespir

i think you should allow him the time off

pink_princess

fedster wrote: »

Have you not read your own link?

There are 2 Eids, 1 has happend, the other has not.

I've just read that bit & it says that it lands on the Saturday, if true will not disrupt my business.
I'm worrying now why she has not asked for the days off if it lands on week days?