what r her rights

Torry_Quine

hone123 wrote: »

Thank u, exactly how I feel, not that I don't trust her completely, but u never know, at least when yr home u can supervise u know there safe, anything could happen and even tho I'm only 400 miles away it would still take a few hours to get home if something did happen. Finally a voice of reason x

Interestingly now that you've found someone who agrees with you you revert to text speak.

Poppy9

As stated she has no right to have the time off. As she has only just changed her mind about not going to college to train then perhaps she should reconsider.

I have an 18 year old and I wouldn't have left her home alone at 17 mainly because she would have been scared - because that is her personality!! At 18 I would leave her as she's an adult now and she didn't take me on holiday with her this year

hone123

Torry_Quine wrote: »

Interestingly now that you've found someone who agrees with you you revert to text speak.

I now feel I'm not alone in my madness, at least one person agrees with me as for txt talk can't c the problem, obviously u still can read what I've written thanx for yr input tho it was gr8

hone123

Poppy9 wrote: »

As stated she has no right to have the time off. As she has only just changed her mind about not going to college to train then perhaps she should reconsider.

I have an 18 year old and I wouldn't have left her home alone at 17 mainly because she would have been scared - because that is her personality!! At 18 I would leave her as she's an adult now and she didn't take me on holiday with her this year

I agree that being worried or scared is 2 of the reasons why I don't want to leave her, it's 6 weeks until we go so I'll just have to c how it all pans out

Poppy9

hone123 wrote: »

as for txt talk can't c the problem, obviously u still can read what I've written thanx for yr input tho it was gr8

your writing style gives people an impression of you and will affect how they respond to you.

LittleMax

Interesting that you have not mentioned how your daughter feels about it all, and what she would like to happen.

Poppy9

LittleMax wrote: »

Interesting that you have not mentioned how your daughter feels about it all, and what she would like to happen.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: lets hazard a guess - she wants to go on holiday!

Blackpool_Saver

Not a fan of text speak on the forums myself and I don't think you can ask for time off when just starting a job.......BUT, I stand by my other point about leaving a child alone in the house, 17 is still a child, no matter what the latest whims are, soon we shall have the age of majority while they are still at school

This_Year

hone123 wrote: »

I now feel I'm not alone in my madness, at least one person agrees with me as for txt talk can't c the problem, obviously u still can read what I've written thanx for yr input tho it was gr8

It reads as if you are 17. I have a 17 year old daughter too, I am happy for her to stay at home, she frequently does. I also know my daughter's friends, and their parents, have done since she first made friends. I trust my daughter.

If you're worried about what she might let happen in your absence then you really should be looking at your parenting skills. In a year she'll be 18. It's not about wrapping your child in cotton wool to protect them from the world, it's bringing your child up and teaching the skills needed to get along in the world.

And to answer your question, employers can stop someone taking a holiday if it doesn't fit in with the business needs. The time to have asked for the holiday was when the job was offered, and even then, employers do not have to honour the dates. Some/most do but it is not a requirement.

Sorry this isn't in text speak, I was brought up in a time when the phone was attached to the wall in the hall and you sat on the stairs to communicate.

notanewuser

I moved out at 17!! Many "children" are only just 18 when they go to uni - nothing magically happens when they turn 18!!!