Originally Posted by
DFB
I'm both employed part time 4 days a week by a company and work for myself the other 3 days.
I hate asking for leave, just an awkward conversation, one that ends up making me feel bad for asking what is owed to me. I have worked there for over 18 years, so I'm also entitled to long-service leave too. I work weekends so the others can have their weekends off, don't have a wife and children to attend to, so I'm never late or have to run the kids somewhere. I have missed out on a lot of things over the years so that I don't inconvenience the boss's, family things, events, car shows, concerts ect. They have cashed in on all of this for a long time now, I'm always the first to be asked to fill in for someone who is taking a day off, they know who is going to give them the most work for the meagre pay. And yet asking for time off is always met with a grunt.
Sick leave is not cashable but does transfer year to year, I have 95 hours / 13 days of sick leave owing.
Holiday leave is cashable on termination, and transfers year to year, I have 417 hours / 57 days of leave owing.
I'm also owed 13 weeks of long service leave, which would be like getting blood from a stone with these people.