Hello there wise people of Mumsnetlandia
So, my new(ish) boss announced out of the blue today that he is placing restrictions on our annual leave. No annual leave from mid-August to mid-October, with leave in 'exceptional circumstances' up until mid-December. This is not in our contracts which don't specify anything about when to take leave.
His argument is that it's our busiest time - the reality is that it's pretty bloody busy all year. We're a team of 6 and 4 of us have school age children. Summer childcare is a nightmare so most of us 4 take a chunk of leave in the summer. Not only does this stop that, I feel pretty aggrieved that it takes me away from my kids during the precious school holidays (I work flat-out in term time then try to be around in the hols) and cuts into family time making the possibility of getting away as a family even harder. Plus the restriction is essentially August to December - that's 4 whole months without leave, which doesn't seem reasonable to me.
Boss (man, no kids) says he's checked this with HR and he can 'do what he likes' with leave.
AIBU or is this worthy of a whinge to the Union?
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AIBU?
AIBU to think my boss is being a bit of an ar*e?
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bundybear · 01/11/2016 20:35
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