unfairness with annual leave

[bond]

a colleague at work who is getting married and hence honeymoon straight after, and obviously is taking time out of her annual leave, but wants no more than a week (mon-fri) or perhaps the extra monday the week after,has been made to sign a declaration that because of this, she has to work overtime before/after her marriage and come in at weekends (nobody ever does) after her marriage, in order to catch up on her work (overtime is not paid). she works solidly 9-5.30 (as she is permanently contracted to do). and even she has been refused the monday after the weekend of her marriage, because the honeymoon flight isn't until tuesday. what are peoples opinions on this, thank you.

[Panic Button]

Are you saying they want her to work unpaid in her own time to do the work not covered when she is on paid leave?

[bond]

as i understand it yes. i'm sure i need to get her some legal advice. myself and another colleague have already suggested legal advice, but people (and the girl getting married involved) are scared to speak out. thanks.

[Panic Button]

They are having a laugh.

She should just refuse to sign, or do the overtime.

[sandmaster]

If she works full time, 5 days a week, from 1 April she is entitled to 28 days paid leave a year (includes 'bank holidays')
See http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/de tail?r.l1=1073858787&r.l3=1074414642&r.lc=en&

[mccfluff]

she is entitled to her annual leave the compnay are being unreasonable and she needs to get legal advice. what sort of company is it? ie big/small/family business

[kira000]

The only possible thing i can say that might explain it at all, is that employers are theoretically allowed to decide when you can take your annual leave- i.e. it is dependant on business needs.

So if it was a particularly busy or important time of year when they cant really do without her, they could have declined her leave request straight out.

In which case, it could possibly be that they are trying to find a way of accommodating her request seeing as it is her honeymoon, by getting her to get everything up to speed before she goes.

I'm not saying that is the case, nor that it is right that they are doing it, just trying to point out a possibility. I have myself been asked a few times, to finish certain things before i go away as a condition for me to be allowed to take particular days off.

So worth trying to establish with them why they want her to do this, and if work needs are the reason, then trying to come to some mutually acceptable solution.

[lambretta12]

Take unpayed leave or just call in sick.your aloud 7 working days without a sick note.

[deewar06]

Are you in a union??? I am going through a similar situation at my work and i am now at the appeal hearing stage and definately persuing it till the end as i am not getting time off for my wedding as another colleague is off on annual leave but she is actually on her offical days off for what i am asking for so i didnt think it would be a problem ....................but it is so i am fighting it. She should speak up and get heard they cant sack her for raising a grievance , put everything in writing and gather the evidence from the employer as they must have told her in writing that she cant have the monday.

[deewar06]

do not listen to the likes of that Kira000 they must be an arse kisser as it sounds like it. You have rights stand up for them. It the employers resposibility to cover her time off which does mean the work she does even if it means lightning the load till her return from holidays.