I work in a garage 6-10 hours per week.
My boss is hot headed and difficult to work with but we have muddled along and I've been the since July 2016.
Every so often he has a melt down. Two weeks ago I left a note on his desk asking info could take 2 days off (in effect 1 week) firstly he ignored it so then I asked him & he got really angry saying he couldn't run a business if I take holiday and the only person he cares about is the other employee who works in the workshop. He says he should just sell the business. He basically hates the responsibility & stress but takes it out on me. I try to be supportive and listen but lately it's really got me down.
Anyway in the end I said I would work one of the days if I could come in later as it was my dad's birthday when I wanted to take him for breakfast. He then said don't bother I'll manage. Today I returned and paid myself 3.5 hours holiday for Tuesday and worked 3.5 hours paying myself 7 hours. He was furious and said I was not entitled to it.. He says I can have 1 week at Christmas and two weeks in the summer and thats it. He allowed me to have the wage this week as the cheque was already written but I have to pay 3.5 hours pay next week. I don't whether to put my foot down and insist he pays me or whether to just leave. I think I should be entitled to 39 hours holiday per year. I based this on working 7 hours per week over 2 days. Can anyone advise.? He's a real bully and mostly I can deal with this but I've not been feeling too good recently tired and stressed and I dread going in as i never know what mood I'll be faced with when I go in.