Thinking of letting my employees leave early...

Captain Farrell

Have about 40 staff who are booked to work today and tomorrow (i let them leave at lunch on xmas eve) and have been thinking about just letting them leave at lunch today instead and have a longer Christmas break.

Sounds like a good idea, until my wife pointed out that those employees who had actually booked today as annual leave may get slightly/incredibly annoyed by this, as they would have in effect wasted two days of annual leave, and those who have used their 25 days already would be getting a perk that the others aren't.

One way out of it would be to give the other staff an additional day's holiday next year, but to be frank not all of them deserve it.

So, AH, you have 2 hours to decide for me whether to let them all go home or not.


EDIT: Couldn't be bothered wating til 11.30, feel like taking my kids to the cinema to watch The Hobbit at lunchtime. Contacted the managers at the three offices, told them to tell their teams that they had asked me if everyone could leave early due to the weather/travel issues and I said yes, they can leave at 1pm as long as all critical tasks are completed. Makes the managers look good to their team, makes the company look good to the employees.

Also not concerned now about the employees who had booked annual leave. We regularly let offices finish early throughout the year, and if you're off you don't get extra time off as a result.

Could a Mod please close the poll and thread?

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

that is probably the worst reason to keep people doing unneccesary work i've ever heard

average_runner

Captain Farrell wrote: »

Have about 40 staff who are booked to work today and tomorrow (i let them leave at lunch on xmas eve) and have been thinking about just letting them leave at lunch today istead and have a longer Christmas break.

Sounds like a good idea, until my wife pointed out that those employees who had actually booked today as annual leave may get slightly/incredibly annoyed by this, as they would have in effect wasted two days of annual leave, and those who have used their 25 days already would be getting a perk that the others aren't.

So, AH, you have 2 hours to decide for me whether to let them all go home or not.

Just give the hols back to the others. Xmas eve is always known for leaving early

0ph0rce0

Tis the season, Let them go and give them back the holiday to carry over.

December2012

Let the employees who booked the time off get an extra two days leave next year.

spank_inferno

1) It isn't fair on the staff who booked a/l for today & tomorrow.

2) things must be going well for you if you can discard 2 trading days on a whim!

Frosty McSnowballs

Let them go man! Give the guys who took leave, a free day or two next year.

joostl

Let them leave and you employees will love you

carr62

Ah sure let em go home, and just credit the others with a days leave so everyones happy!!!

ash23

Let them go early and give the others the holidays back.

Professey Chin

FREEDOM!

Captain Farrell

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

that is probably the worst reason to keep people doing unneccesary work i've ever heard

There is no unnecessary work, but granted there is work that can wait til new year, it would just mean the other staff having to pick up the slack left by the ones currently in work though, so is that fair?

thomasm

What industry you in

wicklowwonder

Feck the others just let the staff go.

pebbles21

Looks like your wife wears the trousers in your house ...grow a pair

camel jockey

Do a Scrooge on it, and make them work until 17:30 on Christmas eve, with the heating off, then get visited by 3 ghosts and go nuts buying turkeys on Christmas morning.

0ph0rce0

spank_inferno wrote: »

1) It isn't fair on the staff who booked a/l for today & tomorrow.

2) things must be going well for you if you can discard 2 trading days on a whim!

Boooooooooooooooooooo Scrooge

Captain Farrell

pebbles21 wrote: »

Looks like your wife wears the trousers in your house ...grow a pair

She's a director of the company. Only fair that she has input. Or would that not be "manly" enough for you?

Frosty McSnowballs

If you let them go, I'm sure they will be grateful enough to go the extra mile for ya next year.

Balmed Out

Troll
No one in charge of 40 staff would not have planned out staffing requirements for christmas months in advance.

barks1990

What kind of a boss asks boards.ie for advice on running his company

Pappa Charlie

You do know that next year they will expect the same again and if it dosent happen you will be the worlds worst!

miamee

If it's going to cause annual leave hassl, just let them off early today and early tomorrow. Anyone who booked the time off can't seriously expect that a full, hard days work was going to be done today or tomorrow anyway.

I can't imagine they'd think to ask their colleagues, let alone care by January (if that's when everyone is back).

pebbles21

Captain Farrell wrote: »

She's a director of the company. Only fair that she has input. Or would that not be "manly" enough for you?

Did you ask your wife was it ok to say that ?

camel jockey

Senor Jingle Balls wrote: »

If you let them go, I'm sure they will be grateful enough to go the extra mile for ya next year.

And expect the same gesture next year once the precedence has been set.

camel jockey

pebbles21 wrote: »

Did you ask your wife was it ok to say that ?

Did the OP just say that his wife is more manly than himself?

Captain Farrell

Balmed Out wrote: »

Troll
No one in charge of 40 staff would not have planned out staffing requirements for christmas months in advance.

All planned. We have just over 60 staff, and 40 are working.

barks1990 wrote: »

What kind of a boss asks boards.ie for advice on running his company

One who is bored and has time on his hands.

Pappa Charlie wrote: »

You do know that next year they will expect the same again and if it dosent happen you will be the worlds worst!

Nah, I've done similar before. last year I gave everyone 2 days extra holiday to get over the Xmas party we threw. as a gift. We treat our teams well.

Maximus Alexander

Presumably at some point in your life before you became an employer, you were an employee? And if so, I bet you once thought something along the lines of "When I'm the boss, I'll be much better than this guy. I'm going to treat my staff well and they will love me for it!"

Well now's your chance. A surprise day off right before Christmas is one of the best gifts you could give them, just do it and spend Christmas feeling wonderfully self-satisfied.

Plus, you can go home yourself.

Plazaman

pebbles21 wrote: »

Looks like your wife wears the trousers in your house ...grow a pair

Hehe I can't say "grow a pair" anymore....

At the end of lunch today, stand up and say that an unexpected order has come in and you will need them all to work till at least 3pm tomorrow. Then after the groans have died down, say "Only joking, ye can go home now and don't come back until after Christmas" then sit back and enjoy the free pints, high fiving and face licking that may come your way.

spank_inferno

Captain Farrell wrote: »

All planned. We have just over 60 staff, and 40 are working.



One who is bored and has time on his hands.



Nah, I've done similar before. last year I gave everyone 2 days extra holiday to get over the Xmas party we threw. as a gift. We treat our teams well.

What business are you in that has so little to do at year end?

Unknown Soldier

Op have you let them go early before at Xmas?

This happens every year where I work so I don't waste a holiday on it. But others choose to do so.

Today we will start leaving after lunch even though it is meant to be a full day. Leaving depends on just finishing your work etc

Frosty McSnowballs

camel jockey wrote: »

And expect the same gesture next year once the precedence has been set.

Ah sure fcuk it CJ!

Bah humbug, OP....don't unclasp the handcuffs until 17:59 on the 24th!

Sure aren't they lucky they have a job to go to, rabble rabble rabble.

Don't be jelly CJ

0ph0rce0

C'mon just send the mail now telling them to go.

People have **** to do for crimbo. I'm sure there's some there that need to use their holidays all year because of kids and all and never get to go away, and end up having none for the Christmas.

Send The Mail, Send The Mail, Send The Mail....

Pappa Charlie

I hope your not letting everyone go and keeping the secretary there!

spank_inferno

Pappa Charlie wrote: »

I hope your not letting everyone go and keeping the secretary there!

Depends if she is game or not.

P_1

If people are already there let them off on a half day and let them off tomorrow. You could use the pretty damn unpleasant and somewhat dangerous weather as a reason if ye like to avoid folk taking liberties next year.

camel jockey

spank_inferno wrote: »

Depends if she is game or not.

He'd probably have to ask the wife first though.

Maximus Alexander

P_1 wrote: »

If people are already there let them off on a half day and let them off tomorrow. You could use the pretty damn unpleasant and somewhat dangerous weather as a reason if ye like to avoid folk taking liberties next year.

OR he could just be straight to the point and say "Don't expect this next year, I'm doing it because you have shag all to do and I'm in a good mood".

camel jockey

OP, I see the poll ends at 09:22 on Christmas eve. This is clearly a bogus poll.

Kimbot

Let them go early on the condition that they pay €5 to the SSF :P

Captain Farrell

camel jockey wrote: »

OP, I see the poll ends at 09:22 on Christmas eve. This is clearly a bogus poll.

Don't know how to close it early, first option i saw was in one day's time. I'll see what it says at 11.30 today though.

Terry Wogans Inner Thigh

The weather is supposed to be terrible tonight, is let them go at lunch but state that it is exceptional circumstances due to bad weather forecast. Particularly if you have staff that need to travel etc

spank_inferno

Captain Farrell wrote: »

Don't know how to close it early, first option i saw was in one day's time. I'll see what it says at 11.30 today though.

Are you going to tell us what line of business you are in?

60 staff would be a pretty big business, turnover in the several millions per annum.

Seems odd there is no work or trade to to at month/year end

Captain Farrell

spank_inferno wrote: »

Are you going to tell us what line of business you are in?

60 staff would be a pretty big business, turnover in the several millions per annum.

Seems odd there is no work or trade to to at month/year end

The 60 are spread across 3 countries. And no, not going to divulge as it's quite a niche business and would be easy to find my identity.

myIdea

Perhaps forget about today or maybe even have a permanent/extended lunch break, stating theirs no rush back (wink wink), that you just ask that anything needed finishing off gets done... or apply the same to the tea break in the morning.

Frosty McSnowballs

spank_inferno wrote: »

Are you going to tell us what line of business you are in?

60 staff would be a pretty big business, turnover in the several millions per annum.

Seems odd there is no work or trade to to at month/year end

He's clearly Santa with a sh1t load of elves!

Toy factory has upped productivity by 10% in the last two weeks. Still waiting on TPS reports off that weird elf though.

greenbicycle

ah just let them go, the same happens in my work, we always get an unofficial half day today but if we take annual leave its a full day that we have to take. its just the way it goes.

I wouldn't begrudge my colleagues a nice Christmas half day just cause i took an annual leave day!

I am just sitting here waiting for the mail myself, come on email, refresh, refresh, refresh.............

0ph0rce0

The only people voting no are the Bitter Fúcks that are stuck in work now till closing time Christmas eve.

HAHA I Hate Bitter Folk

spank_inferno

Captain Farrell wrote: »

The 60 are spread across 3 countries. And no, not going to divulge as it's quite a niche business and would be easy to find my identity.

Riiight.

Too niche.

Seems legit.

Pang

Be nice and let them go. It'll be good surely for staff morale.

Noxin

Let them go, give hols back to those who have booked AL.

Go wan! Be an awesome boss. You know you want to!!