It sounds like your boss doesnβt understand workplace laws or how to get the best from her people. Rather than call you unreliable for becoming sick after covering the responsibilities of your co-workers, she really should have been grateful for all the help you provided and regretful of the impact the extra work had on you. A bunch of flowers when you were ill would have been much more appropriate than a dressing-down.
I work in a large department in a public hospital. We were asked to put in our leave requests for the next 18 months. It has been nearly three months and none of our leave has been approved. Is there a recognised time frame when you must be informed whether your leave has been approved?
I assume this length of time, 18 monthsβ notice, is governed by your award or agreement, rather than an arbitrary period of time someone has suggested. It seems like a very long period of time to have to plan to take annual leave. I have never worked in a hospital environment, so this may be usual to plan rosters. What happens when plans change?
In terms of approval times, the acceptable length of time may also be covered in your award or agreement, but I suspect it probably just refers to a βreasonable periodβ. Three months seems to be a long time so if you belong to a union β perhaps you could ask them to investigate. Otherwise, I would follow up with HR or your boss.
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