Im on leave the week starting xmas eve.
Was told today by my DOM that I have to come in and work on xmas eve.
Luckily i told him Im flying out of the country on the 23rd so its impossible for me to work, so I should be ok.
However he has said this to everyone on leave that week, and most of them have said yes they will come in, as they felt under pressure, and 'its only one day'.
Can he get away with this? Surely if you have booked a week off and its been accepted, you get the whole week off.
Thanks
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On annual leave w/c 24 December
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Mr Blonde
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Re: On annual leave w/c 24 December
Of course he's allowed, they make up the rules as they go along ;)
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Richard007
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Re: On annual leave w/c 24 December
Your lucky no one in our office could book this week at all , if you booked it you won't have to work 
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POSTMAN
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Re: On annual leave w/c 24 December
If that day was not blocked or down as xmas pressure then bollox,are they seriously coming in! 
I Wrote-During Covid-Which is still relevant now
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
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The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
It's good to get these types of threads, the ridiculous my manager said bollox, so we can reassure ourselves that while the world is falling apart, Royal Mail managers are still being the low-life C***S they have always been.
My BFF Clash
The daily grind of having to argue your case with an intellectual pigmy of a line manager is physically and emotionally draining.
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Stormproof
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Re: On annual leave w/c 24 December
I've got that week off, when I booked it I was told I would have to work xmas eve. They credit the day back.
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets
Illegitimi non carborundum
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets
Illegitimi non carborundum
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Hitcher
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Re: On annual leave w/c 24 December
I thought all leave was stopped over Christmas?
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chickenwittle
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Re: On annual leave w/c 24 December
we were not allowed to book 24th off we coulld only book the 3 working days after 26th
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crazyshrew
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Re: On annual leave w/c 24 December
we had a tombola for that week, anyone who wanted it (and were in credit) could put their name in the hat. the only condition was that they MUST work the 24th
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Stormproof
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Re: On annual leave w/c 24 December
In the past my office have held a raffle for not working xmas eve, everyone puts a pound in for a ticket. The winner then can take the day off and the duty is done by the DOM, the money raised goes to charity. Not sure if thats going to happen this year.
So keep on moving, moving, moving your feet
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets
Illegitimi non carborundum
Keep on shuf-shuf-shuffling to this ghost dance beat
Just keep on walking down never ending streets
Illegitimi non carborundum
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Midnight+13
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Re: On annual leave w/c 24 December
chickenwittle wrote:we were not allowed to book 24th off we coulld only book the 3 working days after 26th
Not allowed any time off, the whole of December.
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martinapsid
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Re: On annual leave w/c 24 December
In my office no a/l from 2 weeks before 24th what about sunday 23rd if we do not work this day pressure sorting and pkt and parcels delivery its going to be one massive cock up again on xames eve
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mr ford
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Re: On annual leave w/c 24 December
i wouldnt give anything for that as it will be rigged everytimeStormproof wrote:In the past my office have held a raffle for not working xmas eve, everyone puts a pound in for a ticket. The winner then can take the day off and the duty is done by the DOM, the money raised goes to charity. Not sure if thats going to happen this year.
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k979aaa
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Re: On annual leave w/c 24 December
Christmas pressure is the 3 weeks prior to Christmas so if in a D/O it would be the 3/12/12 - 10/12/12 - 17/12/12 as far as I know I would ask your rep but if you are down for that week you must have made plans didn't you and thus cannot be there!.Hitcher wrote:I thought all leave was stopped over Christmas?