Hi, just wanna ask something regarding the approved leave.

I have a friend who has applied for a leave going to holiday with his family. All of sudden, his leave just got cancelled because his supervisor tersilap tengok the date and said his leave couldn't be approved because lack of manpower on that particular week.

This is something new to me and I never thought of this. Can a supervisor cancel an approved leave just like that? What if I have buy flight tickets, book hotel, restaurant and etc? All money go down into drain because i know not everything can be refunded.

The answer is essentially yes.
but bad blood already lor... if I am the employee, i will start to think whether it is time to consider somewhere else.

but of course best to talk it through with the supervisor and see if the super can rearrange or readjust to come into a acceptable compromise.

ask for reimbursement of costs

Some company do have policy mentioning that annual leave can be cancelled for reason of exigency of the public business. You got to talk it out with your HR. But definitely no laws mention that approved leave cannot be cancelled.

Can, in my case. But can request for reimbursement for fees paid and forfeited due to this leave cancellation.

Then what is the purpose of applying leave in advance when the said approved leave can be cancelled at anytime.

for manpower planning...

but unexpected biz issues can happen, and the priority is the firm's ongoing biz.

a good firm and manager will try to avoid sudden cancellation of leaves, but the firm's priority is towards the ongoing biz.

Going where taking leave?

I'm not sure. I din ask but from what i heard he said he already planned for holiday with his family and booked hotel and etc.

Yea, i second that.

Even if it can be cancelled at least the reason must be strong?

And company need to be accountable and compensate for the losses.

how much earlier did he applied for the leave?

this sound like the supervisor screw up big time with this own mistake, if really already make bookings and paid then go highlight to management and see what they say

If the management refused to compensate and insist on the cancellation then really time to look for new job d

the firm should, but I don't think it is required to do so... unfortunately...

sounds more like his company dogshit

I work in management. Yes leaves can be cancelled by the company but with proper reasoning like last minute project or emergency that put the company at a lost.

But this reason by the supervisor is very dumb so if the company doesn't want bad blood, offer to pay for the hotel for the next round of holiday.

yes i kena b4, told me not enugh manpower.. but lead himself take leave...

guess what happened, i fking left the company

Bad move by company.. Due to proper check by management

Seek for compensation. You made plans after leave approved and paid for the trip. Sudden cancellation of leave after your plans warrant them to pay u back if they need u at work

The manager shud talk to you before cancelling the leave to assess the impact bukan main tibai cancel suka suka.

Also include hr in this matter

Is the leave approved before and then cancelled or not yet approved?

3x paid, and payment for the lost?
if they refused to?

This post has been edited by Zhik: Nov 21 2024, 07:20 AM