Hospital Appointment Taken As Holiday

Takeaway_Addict

specialboy wrote: »

The regulations state that the employer must give notice to 'refuse' the request. The op asked for leave but was not refused it within the required notice period.

You are actually right which is amazing as I would have put the onus on the employee to check it had been approved.

However, I would argue that the employee still should have checked the employer was aware of the request and simply taking the time off would be a very risky move.

I would disagree placing on the desk is acceptable, regardless of whether it was the normal thing to do, as other people have said what if the person became ill or what if the employee hides it inbetween a load of paper....it's still technically on the desk.....and so on.

Plus, she was informed today which is one day before the leave was required which is acceptable.

https://www.gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights/booking-time-off-

pinkshoes

specialboy wrote: »

The regulations state that the employer must give notice to 'refuse' the request. The op asked for leave but was not refused it within the required notice period.

And the employer did indeed give the correct notice of one day for the OP's one day booked.

Also, putting a letter on a desk requesting holiday is not a recognised method. This needed to be followed up with some sort of verbal acknowledgement that the request has been received.

Given the nature of the requirement was important, the OP would have been wise to make sure the request had been received and was being dealt with.

specialboy

I would disagree that refusing the day before is acceptable, 1 days leave requires I days notice to refuse. If the op was informed before the day started then fair enough but ones their shift started then its not a full day until the next.