I’m hoping someone will know a bit about employment laws than I do.
Quick basic background. I started a new, part time job in January 2019. I work just 9 hours per week as a PA for a disabled lady. She is 35 and lives with her family. She is a wheelchair user and apart from that she doesn’t have any other disabilities, I am basically just her driver no personal care at all. I drive her (in her car) to her day centre which is a 45-60 min drive to the destination I then drive back home (I live in the next village to hers), have to keep her car, hang around at home for approx 3 hours (of which I don’t get paid) then back again to pick her up and bring her home. I do this two days per week. I believe that I am paid from her PIP payments (but not 100% sure of this). I get paid every 4 weeks bank transfer with her name on the transfer.
I get 12 days holiday per year which starts at the end of January (the month I started the job). This year I had booked some time off in March (Pre Covid lockdown) and some over Christmas (this left me with a weeks annual leave left). During lockdown (in June) they advised me that I needed to take a weeks holiday. I now find myself in a position that I very much need some time off. I have had some personal stresses which are taking their toll on my physical and mental health and really need a week off but a) I don’t get paid sick leave and b) because of the request to take annual leave during lockdown I now only have half a day left. I suppose I could take the time off unpaid but can not really afford that right now.
so, my question really is, could they legally have insisted that I take that week off back in lockdown? If not, would I be unreasonable to request it back? I really am not sure of the laws and would very much appreciate some advise. Thank you.
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Reesewitherknife · 17/10/2020 17:04
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