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Can i refuse to work a day
funkyfish586
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Thanks for all the replies ! Got my answer
"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad."
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how do you mean "works both ways"? As far as I can see you have already refused one shift and now are refusing another.
How long have you been there? You can refuse but I would expect your employment to end shortly thereafter.Debt free 4th April 2007.
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Sadly in most businesses you either get Christmas or New years off it is frowned upon to refuse to work both and not sure how long your employment would last after.
I also find it a little selfish because if you refuse to work it your colleague who covered you over Christmas will have to work it therefore ruining the whole of their holiday period. It sounds like they are trying to be fair so nobody is doing the lions share over the Christmas period as most employers do.0 -
Whether you are doing it for NMW or not is irrelevant - you are not entitled to more pay if these are the contracted terms for working. I appreciate it is inconvenient to work New Years Eve - it is no doubt inconvenient for other staff to work Christmas shifts when you have been told you won't have to. Perhaps some give and take is in order? These are undoubtedly some of your employers busiest times, and I am sure that everyone wants to not work Christams or New Year. I agree with Emmzi - you can't expect everything to work in your favour.0
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Thanks very much for the replies"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad."0
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well, if you are leaving anyway, give your week's notice christmas eve and new year is sorted?Debt free 4th April 2007.
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No working cctv or panic button.
Maybe a visit from the local Crime Prevention Officer is in order.0 -
Can you refuse to work a day? you already have done - Christmas Eve. So now you've been rota'd in to work New Year so the person who's doing your Christmas Eve shift, can have some time off as well.0
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If you are leaving anyway, then I suggest you hand your notice in so that the boss can employ someone who is willing to share the inconvient shifts with the other staff over this busy period."On behalf of teachers, I'd like to dedicate this award to Michael Gove and I mean dedicate in the Anglo Saxon sense which means insert roughly into the anus of." My hero, Mr Steer.0
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If you are leaving anyway, then I suggest you hand your notice in so that the boss can employ someone who is willing to share the inconvient shifts with the other staff over this busy period.
Sorry but how is me working new years day and some hours new years eve not willing to share? Given the time they are open over Xmas and all the additional hours I am doing in between the main days I would say I am being fair!"Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad."0 -
but if you don't work it then the person who's covering Christmas will have to do it... so they're doing it all because you refuse; how's that fair?0
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