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New employer has rejected holiday
livewire_82
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My wife started a new job today.
Before she started we had booked a holiday for December.
At no point during the recruitment process was she asked if she had any pre-booked holiday - nothing in the application form or during the interview. So she assumed it would be dealt with once she had started. She submitted the holiday request today, on her very first day and it was promptly rejected. Bearing in mind, we're talking a matter of 3 and a half months in advance. Is this new employer being unreasonable? Is there any way she can contest this?
It's also worth pointing out that the individual in question that personally made the choice to reject the holiday has evidently made life very difficult for my wife on her first day - no credit for doing a good job on her first day, no asking how it went. Just a number of criticisms including this one which had little substance. So I have my suspicions that she's a power hungry egotist or just sees her as a threat because she is a very capable senior member of staff.
Before she started we had booked a holiday for December.
At no point during the recruitment process was she asked if she had any pre-booked holiday - nothing in the application form or during the interview. So she assumed it would be dealt with once she had started. She submitted the holiday request today, on her very first day and it was promptly rejected. Bearing in mind, we're talking a matter of 3 and a half months in advance. Is this new employer being unreasonable? Is there any way she can contest this?
It's also worth pointing out that the individual in question that personally made the choice to reject the holiday has evidently made life very difficult for my wife on her first day - no credit for doing a good job on her first day, no asking how it went. Just a number of criticisms including this one which had little substance. So I have my suspicions that she's a power hungry egotist or just sees her as a threat because she is a very capable senior member of staff.
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The bottom line is the employer can refuse, or even withdraw, holiday requests.
She should've asked during the interview process and made it a condition of her employment.
It might be that nobody can have those dates off - or - somebody else has those dates booked and to allow more people the time off would leave the company understaffed.
In short .... there's nothing she can do to get that holiday, except to find out why it was refused and then try to negotiate, or look for another job.0 -
Bit cheeky asking for a holiday on a new job lol0
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She may not have made it clear in the request that this was already booked prior even to applying for the job.
She should just have a pleasant chat with someone about this, along with her proof that it had been booked previously.:heartsmil When you find people who not only tolerate your quirks but celebrate them with glad cries of "Me too!" be sure to cherish them. Because these weirdos are your true family.0 -
If I was taking up a job, I'd be mentioning booked holidays when the offer was made.
At our place you have to reserve three days for shutdown at Christmas and you can't take holiday if a certain number of people have already booked.0 -
When in December?
If it is school holidays, it could already be fully booked.
These things need to be negotiated and mentioned in the interview process, or at the very least once a job offer has been received and before acceptance.Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')
No, I am not perfect, but yes I do judge people on their use of basic English language. If you didn't know the above, then learn it! (If English is your second language, then you are forgiven!)0 -
Bit cheeky asking for a holiday on a new job lolWas gonna say the same lol.....
2017 ok.. but this dec? good jesus.
What? Of course it isn't cheeky. So when is acceptable, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months? I presume she has a holiday entitlement to the end of the tax year so what's the problem trying to book for a quarter of a year away?
Sounds to me like a power hungry boss, or should I say "thick" boss.
OP she needs to ask why it was rejected, day 1 or whatever, she has every right to an explanation.Pants0 -
What? Of course it isn't cheeky. So when is acceptable, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months? I presume she has a holiday entitlement to the end of the tax year so what's the problem trying to book for a quarter of a year away?
Sounds to me like a power hungry boss, or should I say "thick" boss.
OP she needs to ask why it was rejected, day 1 or whatever, she has every right to an explanation.
Starting a new job then asking for a holiday, not showing a good impression LOL least work a few months and let your employer see your work quality and what you're like as an employee and then book some holidays.
She wants to try working in a call center, near impossible to get a holiday booked most times.0 -
Starting a new job then asking for a holiday, not showing a good impression LOL least work a few months and let your employer see your work quality and what you're like as an employee and then book some holidays.
She wants to try working in a call center, near impossible to get a holiday booked most times.
Absolute nonsense. The issue is the boss not the employee.Pants0 -
she has every right to an explanation.
No she doesn't. There is no right to an explanation. And starting with demands for explanations on day 2 is a good way of ensuring she doesn't get to day four..
What she needs to do is to explain that she has made a mistake in mot mentioning that she has a pre-booked holiday prior to starting; and given that this is pre-booked, would her manager reconsider. She should have brought it up when offered the job. That is really the normal thing - employers don't routinely ask the question about pre-booked holidays because they expect that if there is one, the person will tell them first.0
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