Tuesday Q&As

22.8.23

• Making me work when I have booked a holiday. Is this legal?

• Two jobs at the same location, but for different companies. Can I do this?

• Should I be paid for the time spent changing into my uniform?

• Flexible working rejection and subsequent agreement

• Pay slips. What information should they contain?

• Zero hours contracts and holiday pay. Am I entitled to it?

• What happens if I don’t work my full notice?

• Guarantee payment and lay off. What am I entitled to?

• Holiday accrual. What if I work only part of a month?

• Can I be made to work a Bank Holiday

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Making me work when I have booked a holiday. Is this legal?

Q. hi can my job make me work if I booked my holidays, because they have no one to open the store? thank you in advance

A. That depends on when your employer tells you to work. If they have given sufficient notice, which is twice as long as the amount of holiday you have booked, e.g two weeks notice if you are taking a week’s holiday, then your employer is entitled to cancel your holiday.

However, if you have gone ahead and made travel arrangements, i.e booked flight tickets/ferry etc. and paid for your accommodation, on the strength of your holiday request being granted, it would arguably be unreasonable for your employer to cancel your holiday. If that happens you should raise a written grievance and if it is not addressed to your satisfaction, your only option may be to take the holiday regardless and accept the consequences. I think you would have a strong argument to defend a tribunal claim in such circumstances, but remember to always obtain travel insurance!