need to cancel my holiday..... HELP

Buttons1990

I am due to fly in 36 days on a holiday that has cost me and my partner approx £2500 each. His employer has now said he cannot have his annual leave and as nothing was put in writing he cannot fight it. I cannot see anywhere in my travel insurance that says if we get anything if we cancel our holiday for this kind of reason. Can anyone tell me if they know if we would be able to get anything back? Either from insurance or the travel company.

Thanks

whitewing

I would think there would be room for negotiation with the employer here. Why have they said that he can't have it?

comeandgo

None of the insurances I've ever used would pay out on change of mind and you will have to check the terms and conditions of the travel company. Can you not go on your own or with a friend rather than loose all that money?

Buttons1990

He is a manager in retail and they wont allow him out of store so close to xmas. He even offered to have it unpaid..... theyre not budging

Buttons1990

Its an option to go with some1 else but its meant to be a big romantic hol haha. Thanks anyway folks

peachyprice

Buttons1990 wrote: »

He is a manager in retail and they wont allow him out of store so close to xmas. He even offered to have it unpaid..... theyre not budging

Surely he must have realised that when he booked the time off?

whitewing

Is there an assistant manager who would like to manage it for that period? Go to the company with potential solutions.

lovesgshp

Little bit confused with this. Did he not apply for the time off, before booking the holiday and get it approved?
I have worked as a manager in many retail stores and it was always that when you wanted to go on holiday, that you gained approval from the company, or the inline manager for the dates with a written application. All my undermanagers were the same, that the holiday was signed off as ok, as then we could pre-plan their coverage

PeacefulWaters

Insurance won't cover it.

You haven't explained much about the misunderstanding. It would help if you did as somebody might be able to assist with the wording of a grievance. If he's in a union they could help.

As it stands, I'd suggest he pulls together a coherent plan for the effective running of his store while he's on holiday and puts this to his line manager as a proposal. The less effort those up the line have to make the more chance he has of having them change their minds.

Mr_Wang

Buttons1990 wrote: »

I am due to fly in 36 days on a holiday that has cost me and my partner approx £2500 each. His employer has now said he cannot have his annual leave and as nothing was put in writing he cannot fight it. I cannot see anywhere in my travel insurance that says if we get anything if we cancel our holiday for this kind of reason. Can anyone tell me if they know if we would be able to get anything back? Either from insurance or the travel company.

Thanks

Where to and what are the terms on changing the names?

AlexMac

Maybe a strategic accident just prior... nothing terminal... maybe a broken leg or whiplash...? Altho' as maybe you're not married or closeley related, the insurer wouldn't pay out unless both of you simultaneously caught green monkey disease... In which case they may just investigate...

Maybe not my best idea (fraud conviction- never able to get insurance again - for anything...?)