Work vacation question

[true#1center]

For my job we work a 16 on 5 off schedule. I took from the 28th-3rd off for vacation and my days off start on the 7th. My boss decided to scratch two of my days off because of the vacation days. Is he in the right?

I think his thinking is that because I didn't work a full set of days, I don't deserve a full set of days off. But to my understanding, vacation days are entitled to us (and not transferable to the next year) and taking them is not concidered days off.

[KTrain]

This sounds pretty specific to your industry. Why not ask your HR department/person?

[true#1center]

I was thinking about going over their heads but that usually doesn't end well for the employee.

[ken0042]

On a normal Mon-Fri job you would use 5 vacation days and still have the weekends on both sides. So if you took Mon-Wed off you would still only have to work 2 days to get Sat-Sun off.

But with your situation being a very different schedule, it isn't like a normal job. I believe the Labour Standards refers to days off, not vacation time, etc. So they may be within their "rights" to do that; even if it isn't the nicest way to conduct business. Just be sure you get paid for those extra days.

[mykalberta]

Normal jobs you acure X number of hours of vacation for number of days worked.

Figure out how many hours you have available to use then use them. It is a bit strange taking the vacation in the middle of the work days and not attaching them to the weekends in some fashion - I assume that is where the problem lies.

As others have said, you work a non-normal schedule so standard rules wouldnt apply to your situation. Its possible they have a rule for vacations etc. Ask your HR person, they are "supposed" to be confidential, just asking them what the deal is isnt going over someones head. Or better yet, ask your boss what he was thinking, and dont assume what he is thinking.

[true#1center]

Thanks for the info guys or gals.

[Nage Waza]

Vacation days replace work days, in most jobs. Normally, you accrue holiday time even as you holiday. I assume this is the same at your work place, which would mean you get five days off, as long as you worked 9 days, followed by 7 holidays, you then get five days off.

For example, in a single year, if you get 1 month of holidays, and you worked 11 months and used 1 month of holidays, you still earned your 1 month of holidays.

Since I am not a lawyer nor do I work for Labour Relations (but I do need to track about a team of 8's holidays), I would quietly talk to HR.