Time off work to move house

[catmumof1]

Pretty sure IANBU but looking for some outsider opinions.

Me and DP have just bought a house, DPs first and my second so it's a really special life moment for him.

We finally have a completion date after 4 months and as soon as we had it DP asked for the time off of work.

It's been rejected! (the same as every other bit of leave he's asked for, but we've made do and worked around it so far)
The reasoning is that they've already got 2 people off that day from the office of 150 and team of 20!
The holiday policy of 2 off is to make sure they have enough staff to cover for emergencies and sick leave, I appreciate that moving house isn't an emergency but it is short notice leave that's not possible to change so imo similar to a funeral in terms of importance.

He's basically been left with the options to call in sick or just not turn up, both will likely result in a disciplinary.

The best part is they've just offered him the 8th of October instead I'm not sure if they're clueless or just total arseholes.

Basically WWBU to call in sick when they know it's our moving day!
Are there any employment laws applying to this kind of stuff?

He was also told in the snow that because we don't have DC he would have to go into work even though it was dangerous on the roads!
They're horrible employers but we can't really afford to loose the income

Is he allowed to make up the time so his work still get the same amount of output over the course of the week? Or could he work the sat instead?Pretty standard leave policy anywhere I've worked but usually that's allowed.

professor thing is, when in a chain you don't have the luxury of time to move. You HAVE to move out and clean and completely empty your old house on the same day that you move in to the new house, and you HAVE to do it by the time stated on the contract (which OP says is 2pm). They can't move on a weekend and can't take a few days to move and then clean.

Professor, not everyone has the option of moving at the weekend if they are in a chain

I didn't mention moving at the weekend I said to call in sick.

professor thing is, when in a chain you don't have the luxury of time to move. You HAVE to move out and clean and completely empty your old house on the same day

I know. I've moved five times in the last ten years. I never mentioned moving on the weekend and I said her DH should call in sick as they need to move.

Ahh, I see what you mean. I didn't mean they should move on the weekend, I mean that my DH and I actually moved on the weekend, as in two days ago!

Like a PP, it sounds like the DPs employer is not good generally with allowing leave. Does he get to use all his leave and at least some of it when he wants to? It's not unreasonable at all to want a couple of days off to move house.

There's nothing wrong with the OPs plan for them to move themselves, most people do, hiring professional movers being seen as the norm is just another example of the much more affluent than average demographic on here.

We moved perfectly well ourselves without holding up moving day. We hired a box van with a tail lift for about £100, two of DPs mates helped. We had the house cleared by lunchtime and even had time for a pub lunch while we were waiting for the keys to the new house.

I would put the cat in a cattery or send it to a friend or relative from a day before though. Cats are notorious for disappearing once they notice something is up and you don't want your move hampered by looking for a missing cat.