CAN MY EMPLOYER CANCEL MY HOLIDAYS?

Question

BOOKED MY WEEK OFF FOR 25TH - 31TH AUGUST 08 FOUR WEEKS AGO MY BOSS SAID ON MONDAY 18TH AUGUST YOU CAN'T HAVE IT OFF (JUST NOT SO POLITE. SO ON WEDNESDAY 20TH AUGUST I ASK MY BOSS WHATS THE PROBLEM. HE SAID SOMEONE IN THE OTHER DEPARTMENT OFF SO YOU CAN'T THIS IS SECOND TIME THEY HAVE DONE THIS TO ME AND THEY HAVE NEVER DONE IT TO ANYONE ELSE YOU JUST PUT U NAMES ON A CALENDER AND THETS IT . WEDNESDAY PM MY BOSS HAD A GO AT ME NOT VERY POLITELY AND UPSET ME SO I GAVE MY NOTICE TO HIM AND SAID USE MY HOLIDAY AS MY WEEK NOTICE. CAN THEY DO THIS, NOT ALLOW HOLIDAYS WHEN THEY HAD NO PROBLEM FOR 3 WEEKS?

THANKS KELLY

Answer 1

Yup, requests for you holidays have to be approved by your boss. At my work, we have a huge chart of who is not allowed to take holidays with whoever else, so there are not too many people gone, or all the people that can perform a certain task gone at the same time. If there is a conflict, it's either who booked it off first, or who has been there the longest that gets to go, or, in some cases, the more skilled person will stay if they need the help. You ARE entitled to holdiays but they have to be approved. Next time put in your holidays WAY ahead of time, like 3 months, and ask for an approval, and you shouldn't have that problem.  

Answer 2

Tell him to give you the T&C(Terms and Conditions)of his company an decide yourself.

Answer 3

Yes and you were silly to resign!

Sadly it will not help your CV much when you seek another job!

Answer 4

where I am from "holidays" are scheduled in advance with the management, it is a bit contractual.  If my "holiday" planning them incurs advanced booking and prepayments the employer is due to pick up the tab for the expense, or let me have the "holiday"

Answer 5

I think he can if he needs more of your help but once he gave you a vacation he shouldn't cancel it.