should colleagues with kids get preference for holidays?

F_Bear

its time at work to put in our holidays for next year. work in a disciplined service with minimum staffing levels so only so many people can be off at one time.

braoched the subject of how will the line manager decide if 2+ people want the same time off and some one said people with kids should have preference for holidays.

what do people think?

ive no kids but think names should be drawn out a hat, its the only fair way.

scottishchick27

I think if it's in the holidays then those with kids should get them first. I'm not just saying that because I have a daughter, before she was born I gave those with kids first choice. Holidays are generally cheaper out of kids holidays anyway.

Torry_Quine

No I don't think that those with children should have priority.

hieveryone

I agree, those with children should be given first priority. Sorry if that sounds harsh, but schools in some regions really hammer people for taking children out of school, so the option is get wrists slapped by the LA or not have a holiday.

My OH has to take on call duties over Christmas and New Year, and he always swaps with the guys who have kids if they get landed with the Christmas Day shift.

PS to clarify, I'm talking about young children.

74jax

My brother always swaps his shifts so those with children have Christmas off too.

PasturesNew

No, because there's always somebody with kids, so those without would never get to choose their holiday dates and have the most popular dates.

ognum

I totally disagree that people with children should have any perks that those without children don't have.

Torry_Quine

hieveryone wrote: »

I agree, those with children should be given first priority. Sorry if that sounds harsh, but schools in some regions really hammer people for taking children out of school, so the option is get wrists slapped by the LA or not have a holiday.

My OH has to take on call duties over Christmas and New Year, and he always swaps with the guys who have kids if they get landed with the Christmas Day shift.

PS to clarify, I'm talking about young children.

If someone voluntarily lets those with children have the holidays that's fine but it shouldn't be compulsory.

lil.smartie

Yep, those without prob don't want to go away when the kids are off anyway!!

Kate

aliasojo

Some can holiday at any time, some can only holiday at certain times due to constraints put on them by schools.

Seems a no brainer to me.

richardvc

Absolutely not.

Why should they get the pick of the year ?