I work part time, and get abit more A/L (PT equivalent) than DH who works full time but doesn't get alot, maybe 21 days I think.I also accumulated and carried over quite abit the last couple of years due to MAT leave.Due to this, when it's been school holidays I take more A/L.
He had today off, I am having all the other Mondays off til the end of the summer, and one Tuesday, when our holiday childminder is on holiday (I work 2.5 days a week currently, til DD2 is abit older, when i will return F/T)
I've just realised the CM is also on holiday another week too, so I've asked DH to take that Tuesday otherwise it would mean me having two weeks in a row of only working 0.5 days, which will mean I get really behind with work, and think I've already booked alot.
Just had an argument with DH because he was being funny about taking it as holiday, he wants to 'call in sick' (so as not to use another day of his limited leave) and take it unpaid.
We only earn about £42k a year combined atm...we are not in a position to be losing £100 of our monthly income so I wasn't happy about that idea.
He then starts guilt tripping me saying 'Oh well you have to realise we won't get any holidays til April then' (even though we won't be going away between now and then)
I said that we are both jointly responsible for booking off time to care for OUR two children and its not my fault his job T&Cs are crap and he doesn't get much holiday.
I also told him he is lucky I always offer to take more A/L, so it's not like I expect us to do it 50/50 as I know he has abit less than me to make stretch, and doesn't have half the week off like I do.
He is now doing the huffy reluctant agreeing ('okay fine, i'll do that) then changing the subject, but I'm left irritated that he questioned it in the first place (not the first time he has done this) and tried to guilt trip me asif it's my fault he doesn't get much holiday.
He works really hard for us and I wish he did get more time off, but he still needs to step up to his share of the holiday childcare responsibilities IMO, and accept he will need to use it as A/L.
AINBU.....am I??