| Comment | Yes, it's legit. I don't know if First do it, but if they do it's perfectly legal.
In the UK you have the right to paid leave/holiday but you do not necessarily have the right to choose when you take the holiday. The employer can decide that for you based on staffing needs and can tell you when to take your leave. However, your employer has to give you two days notice for every day off.
My wife's work does this. Major bingo hall chain. The rota tells them when their holidays will be, but the staff are allowed to swap their holiday time with another staffs holiday time. |
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