My rights around Christmas Day working

dawyldthing

elsien wrote: »

My particular favourite was the colleague who couldn't work Christmas day at all because she had to be with her daughter. The daughter was a 23 year old non-disabled adult. When I told her that it was tough because it was her turn to work the day after wangling the previous two Christmases off, she resigned.

I’ve heard of that happening a few times. I once worked alongside an agency worker who said amongst the shifts she did elsewhere there were several that quit mid December as they knew early January they would get care work as places are crying out for staff. Problem is someone has to work it no matter what. Part and parcel of the job

Comms69

I will add again; and bear in mind I was OOH coordinator for a homecare company for only 5 months (happened to be over Christmas though) - the company offered time and a half, and then double time, to get people to either volunteer, or stay on to cover 'sickness'

Potbellypig

motorguy wrote: »

Its "just a job" until you no longer have it. Then you realise it was your income you've just lost....

Which is what your advice to the O/P (a single parent) could result in.

Would that be your response if they came back in the new year saying they'd lost their job because they did what you suggested - "its just a job"?

Idiot.

You're taking all this very personally. Are you ok, Hun?

sangie595

Potbellypig wrote: »

You're taking all this very personally. Are you ok, Hun?

And I think your are trolling and having fun by giving obviously incorrect and inflammatory advice which some poor sod might be stupid enough to follow, because you don't cares about anyone except yourself... Hun.

motorguy

Potbellypig wrote: »

You're taking all this very personally. Are you ok, Hun?

Not at all. You're a troll and offering bad advice.

I like correcting bad advice, which is like shooting fish in a barrel with you... :rotfl:

clearingout

ReadingTim wrote: »

The idea you can't find someone to look after your daughter over the next 60 days is laughable

Really? How many nurseries do you know that are open on Xmas Day? Even assuming they would allow the OP just one session. Ditto childminders. If the OP doesn’t have family to help out (and plenty of people do not) she may well be genuinely stuck. Not laughable at all.

clearingout

motorguy wrote: »

I cant believe the O/P has absolutely NO immediate family, greater family or friends at all that wouldnt facilitate this for the few hours necessary if all else fails.

Ermmm.....single parent, ex out of the country, no siblings, one deceased parent and the other with dementia. No extended family within 200 miles and not close anyway. Friends would be spending Xmas with their families and would reasonably not necessarily be able to help out - travelling, for example. No relationship to speak of with neighbours.

I am fortunate not to work in a 24/7profession, but I completely understand that there may be times when getting childcare is impossible.