Annual leave

[buzzyb]

I need some advice on employment law and annual leave

I want to book a period of leave in June/July. All leave has been approved except for one day ie day 8 out of 10. My manager has told me unless I can get a colleague to cover this shift as overtime that days leave cannot be approved - all other days are covered. If no one is prepared to do the overtime this days leave will not be approved and I cannot arrange my holiday.

I feel this is unreasonable as four months notice has been given and my manager has put the onus of finding cover for my shift onto me. I am a security assistance and even though another person will be on shift that day my manager insists I arrange cover to ensure two people as required.

I have emailed my colleagues and no one is prepared to do the overtime because the required day is a Saturday.

Can an employer legally be this unreasonable?

[jackthehat]

Duplicate question

http://www.theanswerb.../Question1110319.html

[rowanwitch]

Depends on your contract/terms and conditions if all it says is you are required to provide reasonable notice then he is being unreasonable if it says subject to appropriate levels of cover to maintain service it might be less unreasonable.

[vodkancoke]

Our contract states the employer can refuse annual leave if it doesn't suit the business and here it states that the employer can control when you take your holiday. http://www.direct.gov...dholidays/DG_10029788

It really depends what it says in your contract.

[ojread2]

how about offering to swap a the saturday you want covered for a sunday?
Bet you'll get a few yes' then

[tonywiltshire]

You seem to have been reasonable and given your employer more notice of the days you wish to take as holiday than required (you should give notice of the same length as holiday required) and it may seem unfair, but yes, an employer is under no legal obligation to give you specific days as holiday unless it is an express term in your contract of employment.

If it is not an express term in your contract the employer is legally correct in not agreeing to your dates, though I would expect any reasonable employer to try to agree with a valued employee, but they are under no obligation to do so. I suggest you try to reason with your employer

[bednobs]

youe employer can, if they so desired, tell you what days to take off over the year, and as long as they've given you the statutory minimum they will not be breaking the law

[buzzyb]

hi all,

many thanks for your replies - this is helpful but not what I wanted to hear. guess no-one has any rights when it comes down to annual leave.