hitony
Administrator
I have seen in the past how many times NSC has helped and given good advice on employment law issues, hopefully someone can help me out here, here is the situation.
I booked two weeks holiday a while back, in fact it worked out as 15 days due to flight times and getting home etc, I was told by my boss to contact him on Monday the 30th Sept to find out my hours, this I did, he then informed me I was not due back in work until next Monday the 8th, I then said I expected to be back in work on October 1st, he said as I had asked for Wednesday off and next Saturday he felt it best to let me have another weeks holiday.
I in fact had requested only the evening of 1st October off as it is my wifes birthday and our wedding anniversary and Saturday 5th to go to the brighton game.
My contract states I have to do any 5 out of 7 days and a total minimum of 35 hours a week, now had he put me in until 5pm today and had me do full shifts for Wed, Thur and fri the hours would have been a total of 39.5 so reaching my contracted hours, he said not to worry as I will be paid holiday leave.
I left it there as I know arguing the situation at that point would have got me nowhere, what I am concerned about is the fact that I am being forced by no choice of my own to take extra paid holiday leave clearly using up holidays that I have not requested.
Can companies do this? I feel its not on but really am not sure, I might add had I not contacted him yesterday at 10am as agreed he would not have said anything to me as he is not back in work until Thursday himself. Just for everyone's knowledge we find out our days / hours of work via a works computer (2 weeks in advance, obviously as I was away the only way is to ring up) apart from asking the boss it is the only way of finding out when you are working and to access the system you have to be in work, it is impossible to access outside of work.
My contract, which I have been looking at does not really make me any the wiser to be honest.
If anyone has any experience or knowledge about this I would be grateful, please also understand I am not going to go at them like an mad man as I have only been there 6 months and cant afford to lose the job or indeed get a broom shoved up the dark side of my body and get treated like dogs matter!
Thanks in advance
I booked two weeks holiday a while back, in fact it worked out as 15 days due to flight times and getting home etc, I was told by my boss to contact him on Monday the 30th Sept to find out my hours, this I did, he then informed me I was not due back in work until next Monday the 8th, I then said I expected to be back in work on October 1st, he said as I had asked for Wednesday off and next Saturday he felt it best to let me have another weeks holiday.
I in fact had requested only the evening of 1st October off as it is my wifes birthday and our wedding anniversary and Saturday 5th to go to the brighton game.
My contract states I have to do any 5 out of 7 days and a total minimum of 35 hours a week, now had he put me in until 5pm today and had me do full shifts for Wed, Thur and fri the hours would have been a total of 39.5 so reaching my contracted hours, he said not to worry as I will be paid holiday leave.
I left it there as I know arguing the situation at that point would have got me nowhere, what I am concerned about is the fact that I am being forced by no choice of my own to take extra paid holiday leave clearly using up holidays that I have not requested.
Can companies do this? I feel its not on but really am not sure, I might add had I not contacted him yesterday at 10am as agreed he would not have said anything to me as he is not back in work until Thursday himself. Just for everyone's knowledge we find out our days / hours of work via a works computer (2 weeks in advance, obviously as I was away the only way is to ring up) apart from asking the boss it is the only way of finding out when you are working and to access the system you have to be in work, it is impossible to access outside of work.
My contract, which I have been looking at does not really make me any the wiser to be honest.
If anyone has any experience or knowledge about this I would be grateful, please also understand I am not going to go at them like an mad man as I have only been there 6 months and cant afford to lose the job or indeed get a broom shoved up the dark side of my body and get treated like dogs matter!
Thanks in advance