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Should I be honest I'm trying to leave (if refused holiday)

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Preparedforjobnottolast · 02/12/2022 18:30

Hi,

Wonder if someone can help me, I'm unsure what my Manager is playing at, I've recently given a complete weeks' notice for 1 holiday/annual leave day this week coming up and I'm still being put off when asking for confirmation that I can have it off.

I don't know what to do, I've even offered a solution of working a weekend day if I can't have it as holiday (although I don't understand why he isn't replying as quickly as he normally does, one time they authorised half day in literally minutes) it is just a day from a lot of holiday allowance. I've been through the leave policy and it cleverly only say's leave can be prevented at certain times of year (but doesn't give dates!) and say's only two weeks of a whole month can be restricted anyway, but I have just seen in the policy which does worry me, they've made a thing of 'chose to go sick on previously declined leave', you'll need medical practitioner proof? how does that work for 1 day?

As I'm not enjoying the job and feel almost out of the door as I'm a bit too slow for their liking, should I just say well I'm off to another interview, is this one of those times, you would come clean?

Sorry maybe this is a morals one, I've had to have an appointment relating to diabetic eye screening as a full day's leave before now, I don't want to be forced to go sick when I'm not.

OP posts:
Quveas · 02/12/2022 19:00

This is a little confusing, but I guess put simply you want to go for an interview and have asked for a days off leave to go. So you tell them that you have an interview and will be going, whether it's paid or unpaid leave? You can't force them to approve the leave, but they can't force you to turn up to work. Obviously that may have consequences but you'd have to decide if it was worth the risk. But if you claim to be sick nobody would believe you and there are consequences to that too.

rookiemere · 02/12/2022 19:08

Is there any business reason why they wouldn't give you that day off ?
How long have you been waiting for a response?

Aprilx · 02/12/2022 19:14

Why don’t you just ask manager? Maybe they haven’t spotted it or saw it and forgot about it.

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