No childcare!

Honestly I need to rant or I’m probably going to loose my shit with my management! I have given them over 6 weeks notice I have no childcare on one of my shifts in… it’s been put off for 3-4 weeks now 3 weeks before they reject my request even though they know I have no fucking childcare are they thick?🤨 what am I suppose to do bring my 2 year old to work with me? I said I would work the Saturday 7-1.30 because I only have childcare until 2 when my sister starts work but I’m in until 2.30 so how is that suppose to work? And said the Sunday I definitely couldn’t I’ll take a holiday day. How can a workplace be so cold hearted about childcare? It’s 1 fucking day and I really don’t care it’s away to be the start of our store sale my child is always first! What would you do? It’s causing me so much stress this is the second time it’s happened! Oh yeh I’ve been with the company for a 11 FUCKING YEARS!

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Get it all in writing with time stamps!

@Emily for what sorry?

Work places aren’t allowed to refuse the new flexible working requests apart from a few reasons so you should complete one of those!

I'm assuming this is a one off holiday request? And not a flexible working request?

If it's a holiday, there should be a policy about when requests are rejected or submitted (even if it is within a timely manner). I'd check this out. If you have an HR department, I would approach them and raise a grievance relating to this incident x

Next time don't tell them and call in sick...

Wouldn't recommend calling in sick as this can be marked against you and could lead to future disciplinaries

@Elizabeth my work don’t do flexible working to my knowledge 🤷🏼‍♀️

@Keri I would still do it and refuse a disciplinary… I have a warning last year I was off with a sinus infection then my daughter wasn’t well and couple times so I got a warning 😂

All workplaces legally must review any flexible working requests. https://www.gov.uk/flexible-working

Depending on the nature of what the business does, it might be more difficult for them to approve, but they legally must review x

@Elizabeth I work in retail a home furnishings shop x

Oh, you should absolutely be able to have a request considered then!

If you want to make sure you're following everything correctly then I would contact ACAS (HR advisory service) for advice x

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