Employer wants to cancel holiday

Corrosion

Been put in a situation where I feel like I need some advice before anything further happens.

I work in retail.

I have had 1 weeks holiday booked for the week commencing 13th October since April of this year.

My employer has now threatened to cancel my holiday (7 days before holiday due to start) but nothing has been put in concrete yet.

The reasons for cancellation are due to an important event happening on the day of my return (20th october) and they want me to come in to work a long shift on the 19th, the last day of my holiday.

Thus I have been left with the option of losing a day of my holiday, or they will take away my whole week off.

I have plans for this day, and that week as a whole, and personally feel this request is unreasonable as there are over 40 individuals not including myself in the establishment, and I have bent over backwards numerous times previously to assist the employer and work as flexibly and as hard as I can.

Please can you advise what are my rights, and anything you feel might be helpful to my cause.

Thank you for your time.

McKneff

First of all, how long have you worked there.


If you have worked there less that two years, you actually have no rights at all. They could just say
thanks for your time and here is your p45......


Is it really a big problem to just take six days off and not 7.....

andygb

You have given them plenty of notice.
How long have you been employed there?
Can you tell them that you have booked something?
I know that it is difficult but you have to stand up to them.
Good luck.

globalds

how many days notice are you obliged to give for a weeks holiday ?

If it is more than 7 days then it will be reciprocal.

They will have to give you the same amount of notice of any intentions to alter your holiday.

Corrosion

Have worked there just over a year.

And as I have plans for the Saturday and Sunday specifically, it is a fairly big deal to me to have this time off.

The easy option is to give in and give them what they want, but I don't want to be a doormat, I have already worked on holidays, and done night shifts after closing to do them "favours" before, that have gotten me absolutely nothing in return, so this is out of principle for me.

-edit- @Globalds, we have to give 2 weeks notice minimum.

globalds

Corrosion wrote: »

-edit- @Globalds, we have to give 2 weeks notice minimum.

If that is contractual ..Then you should be looking in your employee handbook for the full terms ,as that is where I would be looking for a way to keep your company honouring an agreement.

Corrosion

globalds wrote: »

If that is contractual ..Then you should be looking in your employee handbook for the full terms ,as that is where I would be looking for a way to keep your company honouring an agreement.

Hah, yeah. Thats where I have an issue. I was never given a copy of the company handbook.

And in hindsight, whilst that is incredibly stupid, I don't have a copy of my contract either....

Corrosion

will check for replies in the morning, I am well past my bed time. Thank you for all the help and replies so far, very appreciated.

globalds

If it was me, I would ask a friend for a copy of the handbook or just go and see if I could track one down quietly and have a real good read before I did much else.

Ignorance of the company policy will not do you any favours.

You are probably in the winning seat here ..But it is far better to know 100% than think you are, and and end up getting into messy arguments.

jonesMUFCforever

Do you belong to a union?


If not you should join!

RichardD1970

From the ACAS site,

Employees have to give some warning of their intention of going on holiday. This notice can be verbal or written, and must be at least twice the length of the planned holiday. In other words, if an employee wants to go away for a week, he or she must give notice of at least two weeks before the holiday.

An employer has the right to refuse this request. This is called 'counter notice', which must be given in advance by at least the same length of the planned holiday. To take the example of the week's holiday above, the counter notice must be at least a week before this holiday. Employers do have to be careful that a refusal doesn't prevent an employee from taking their basic holiday entitlement in any leave year, which would be against regulations. Counter notice is unlikely to be very popular, so should be used only with proper consideration of the business need.