Wife's manager being a complete chuffer

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Bit of back story my wife works part time in the catering trade doing on site catering for ****** Now my son has just got an appointment through for a surgical consultation on the 28th of next month(June)

Normally Rotas at her work are done on a weekly basis for the following week but upon asking today for this day off my wife was told the Rotas for the following month are already completed and she can't have the day off

Now understandably my wife is annoyed this will be my sons final operation to repair a cleft palet and lip and with him only being 2 my wife likes to be very much involved

Now short Of me getting hold of her boss and knocking some compassion into him does my wife have any legal right to time off for this? Bear in mind it's not an actual op but a Pre op consultation but would be difficult to reschedule and doing so could delay my boys operation does this fall under dependancy leave and what options does she have

Bear in mind my wife bends over backwards to help her boss out covering shifts and standing in as a supervisor when required I feel their being very unfair with her
 
New job tbh.

I think there's special rules in place for people with kids under 4? At least there are at my employer. There's also the right to request flexible working for parents, but I don't know that there's an obligation to agree.
 
Yup and said asshat is beIng a grumpy Git because he is unhappy in his job and openly seeking alternative employment

Anyone shed some light on the kids under a certain age thing?
 
It may be a case of other people have booked that date off, have to remember those are summer holiday dates.
Saying the rota is done is not a valid reason for not being allowed the time off though.
 
Im sure youre entitled to time off for your kids for things such as this, the only thing is that companies dont have to pay you, though most do. At least all those i've ever worked for have.
 
Having thought about it for a bit, I'd just put it in writing to the boss and say "I need this day off work to look after my 2 year old who is going in for major surgery. Here is notice in advance that I cannot work that day." Put the ball in his court.
 
Derek W said:
I'll throw this one into the mix......your wife cant get the time off......can you?
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The joys of being self employed ;) I will be off but wife would also like to attend as it will be a consult hat relates to everything in regards to his Pre and post normally involves meeting anywhere between 12 and 15 people involved with my boy dental staff surgeons clappa team etc etc so quite an involving day


As to telling her boss where to stick it I'm short a day shift driver ATM :) wonder if I could convince her to return to the taxi trade
 
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Delta12 said:
The joys of being self employed ;) I will be off but wife would also like to attend as it will be a consult hat relates to everything in regards to his Pre and post normally involves meeting anywhere between 12 and 15 people involved with my boy dental staff surgeons clappa team etc etc so quite an involving day
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So it is not critical that she needs to attend, there is already one parent in attendance. She just wants to attend?

She is also contracted to do those hours.

I am sorry, I want to sympathise but I just can't.
 
Raymond Lin said:
So it is not critical that she needs to attend, there is already one parent in attendance. She just wants to attend?

I am sorry, I want to sympathise but I just can't.
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Really? It's a part time catering job. A months notice is being given. The boss is being ridiculous.
 
If she has to have the day off don't bother arguing the point, just get her to ring in on the day and say she has food poisoning.

Good luck to the manager proving this isn't the case
 
The Halk said:
Really? It's a part time catering job. A months notice is being given. The boss is being ridiculous.
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He is. But he has allocated her hours.

Seeing as it's part-time, she probably doesn't have a proper contract anyway.

Catering can actually be a hectic business, and the last thing you want is some of your staff not working, especially if they're good at their job.

I'd just send it in writing that she is not attending that day of work, if she gets paid, she gets paid. If not, then hey ho.
 
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