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Do you have to go to work during annual leave?
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I'm asking on behalf of someone so bare with me on the details!
I will keep it short - basically this person has this week booked off, out of the blue their boss has been in contact saying they must come to a mandatory meeting. Is my friend in any position to say "no, I have this week off, made plans, not coming in"? They have been threatened to be disciplined if they don't turn up, though I think the boss it's taking liberties because they know my friend hasn't gone abroad - just getting some "me" time after a stressful few months.
Can they say no or is the boss entitled to take further action if they do not turn up? Looked online but can't find anything either way.
I will keep it short - basically this person has this week booked off, out of the blue their boss has been in contact saying they must come to a mandatory meeting. Is my friend in any position to say "no, I have this week off, made plans, not coming in"? They have been threatened to be disciplined if they don't turn up, though I think the boss it's taking liberties because they know my friend hasn't gone abroad - just getting some "me" time after a stressful few months.
Can they say no or is the boss entitled to take further action if they do not turn up? Looked online but can't find anything either way.
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Although it does seem unreasonable, it may be in your friend's interest to go in for the meeting. Could be some earth shattering news is being broken(?)
If it was me, I'd probably go in but only if it was agreed that I could have the time back at a later stage.
I would (grudgingly) go in as well, however my friend won't unless it is basically by being dragged in. I can understand their point, there's been a lot of p-taking in their workplace regarding being unreasonably being made to work so I think they are trying to make a stand against it. However, I will tell them it may be in their best interest to go in.
Your friend should consider the consequences of non-attendance from a real-world perspective, not a legal one in my opinion. Will defying this idiot manager make life worse than breaking the holiday?
You are quite right in your assumptions, from what I know. I don't know the exact details but it seem their boss is getting it in the neck from higher-ups after months of being useless and is taking now it out on the "minions". My friend is very good at what they do, however spite could well come into it. If it's not a formal discipline, they may well end up doing the crappy jobs from now on. That is up to the person I know though, I get the feeling they are going to make a formal complaint against their boss at some point due to for-mentioned uselessness anyway.
Many financial services companies insist on their staff taking a two week holiday every year without any contact with work.
In my old workplace, I had to hand in my Blackberry, Laptop and company mobile (as did all my colleagues) for my chosen fortnight. It was to protect the company from fraud - it's difficult to maintain one when you don't have access to company systems for a fortnight.
I would have thought work would have good reason for calling a meeting - maybe the company is being taken over. If he can go, just go.
i wouldn't assume its bad management. there will hardly be a week that someone isn't away.
look at it the other way. they need your mate so much, they need him to go in. might be a chance of promotion
If it were me in that situation I would probably go in on the condition I got the time back in return somewhere.
From what I gather, it's about productivity - however it's more about the boss in question than those working for them, from what I gather. Like I said, the boss seems to be good at "passing the blame" as it were, but obviously I don't work there myself and do not have the 100% facts.
Im always out of the country on my annual leave anyway
Edit, glad it's sorted now OP. I always mention to any bosses that will listen that I am going abroad (even if I am not)
Armchair law experts are two a penny on here.
I wish this happened in my office