How much notice for one days holiday

lizzy85

Yeah I agree. You request for a holiday in the company, and they will approve your request. It usually depends on the company.

Lucyxx

At my work (retail) we have to give 4 weeks notice and no holiday to be taken from the end of November to January. Stricter bosses try and impose it for the whole of November and December. If two people have already booked it off then the request is turned down.

At my sisters workplace (accountancy) they can go to work in the morning and decide to take the afternoon off as holiday if they want, no notice given. I think they are pretty flexible about it as the staff know not to do it at busy times of the year (tax return deadlines etc).

bugslet

tir21 wrote: »

Still employed - 10 years in the same job

We have people that have been with us over 20 years down to around 2 years.

We had one that had been with us about 12 years and frankly compared to the others, he was not good. Not bad enough to sack, always stayed on the right side of just good enough. It wasn't only management that were happy to see him go.

Length of service is not an indicator of a good or bad employee.

Undervalued

tir21 wrote: »

My company is specifying 14 days notice is required for a one day holiday.

Is this amount of notice requirenent unusual

It may be unusual (although not that unusual) but it is not unlawful.

With very few exceptions an employer can totally dictate when you can and cannot take your holiday and what procedures you have to follow.

bugslet

Undervalued wrote: »

It may be unusual (although not that unusual) but it is not unlawful.

With very few exceptions an employer can totally dictate when you can and cannot take your holiday and what procedures you have to follow.

We expect a week, simply because we have to inform various authorities of names up to ten days in advance. It's never an issue because there's a solid reason behind it.

HappyMJ

tir21 wrote: »

My company is specifying 14 days notice is required for a one day holiday.

Is this amount of notice requirenent unusual

I would say it is unusual. I haven't worked for an employer for a very long time but if I need a day off for a particular purpose I tell the employer I need the day off and just go. I do not "request" the day off. They can refuse as much as they want but if I need to be somewhere then I'll always go to a long awaited hospital appointment or family emergency before going to work.

I don't expect to be paid for that time off though.

The last time I did that without prior approval I took time off to care for my partner after the death of her pet. My employer at the time gave me paid leave after the event as I was caring for my partner but my partner didn't get approval for her leave as she was just grieving a loss of a pet which wasn't covered by her employers leave policy so she got a warning and a deduction from her pay.

tir21

What i find quite annoying is that I'm often asked to work over or come in on my day off with one or two days notice which i always try to accomodate

It seems unfair of them to think one day is enough notice for me to do an extra shift but 14 isn't enough for them to get holiday cover

tir21

bugslet wrote: »

We have people that have been with us over 20 years down to around 2 years.

We had one that had been with us about 12 years and frankly compared to the others, he was not good. Not bad enough to sack, always stayed on the right side of just good enough. It wasn't only management that were happy to see him go.

Length of service is not an indicator of a good or bad employee.

The main thing is the money keeps going into my bank account at the end of each month

NewShadow

:rotfl:

I'm expected to give indicative dates a year in advance and only have about 5 days a year I can use on an as needed basis - and then the boss has the right to say no if he expects us to be busy or if I'll be needed to cover something.

I normally just end up banking the 5 days as I can't fit them in and took a full month off last year :cool:

NewShadow

tir21 wrote: »

What i find quite annoying is that I'm often asked to work over or come in on my day off with one or two days notice which i always try to accomodate

It seems unfair of them to think one day is enough notice for me to do an extra shift but 14 isn't enough for them to get holiday cover

You have the right to say no due to short notice, they have the right to say no...