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working over christmas
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My boyfriend works at next and does different shifts every week. He has two days off a week, net week they have given him christmas day and boxing day as his days off even though the store isn't open. He has to work both the bank holidays (monday and tuesday). I don't think this is right and wondered whether they can legally do this or whether its just one of those things that isn't fair.
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Are you kidding? It's Next. They have you in after Xmas for the Xmas sale prep. It opens at 6AM ffs.
Things are different with every company. I'm getting paid for the 25th though I don't work weekends. My man is getting paid vacation from tomorrow until the 3rd. Alot of places, especially places where you don't have regular working hours do not pay when you dont' work. Its completly fair.
They could fire him. No law against that. Unless he can come up with a Dr's orders.
Unless they have a note from the Dr, technically you can. I've seen it and I've studied it. I know if I was the boss of some kid ass who decided to be "sick" on a holiday I was expecting them for, there would definatly be some reprucusions.
If you can prove that you were sick. Its quite obvious when somebody fakes being sick from work.
worked boxing day
just worked new years eve and got home from work at 8am, then started work at 8pm and just pretty much got in the house now
blah blah etc etc
yes they can do it, its not even immoral, its the way the world works
Exactly. I know everybody gets pissed off when places aren't open. But then the workers think its so wrong when they acctually have to work.
and i do what im told to do, or do that which i know needs doing according to supervisory roles, saying that, im rather happy with the situation im in
Actually, you would have great difficulty sacking a permanent employee for being ill. You can self-certify sickness, and a company cannot argue with that. It is up to them to show you were not ill, if they were to dismiss.
Persistent absence is a disciplinary matter, but one illness episode is not.
Of course, temps don't have those rights, they can just be told not to come back. Unscruplulous companies will bend and break the law, knowing that most staff won't bother taking them to an industrial tribunal.
In the UK, workers actually have rights.
(at Co-op at least) You can self-cert yourself for a week, after that you have to have a Doctor's note. If you have doctor's notes but the employer still has reason to believe you are not ill, then they can make you see a doctor in their employment (I think) to resolve the issue.
This is off topic, but last year a woman at work had 6 weeks off work to have a foot operation (under local anaesthetic) on the basis that she couldn't walk on her foot and therefore could not work. She came into the shop about 3 times a day every day starting on the day after the operation. Eventually she had to be asked either to stay at home or come back to work.