Question: An employee has put in a request for a 4-week vacation even though our policy only allows 2
\nweeks off to be taken at a time. Do I need to approve it?<\/p>\n
Answer: When deciding to approve or deny a time off request you should look at your policy, past precedent,
\nand the circumstances of the particular situation. For example, you may not approve\u00a0an extended
\nvacation for a new employee but may choose to do so for an employee who has been with you for
\nseveral years.<\/p>\n
If the request for time off is actually for a health-related reason which may be protected under laws
\nsuch as ADA or state disability, you may need to approve the time off.<\/p>\n
However, if the employee does not provide any protected reason, you do not have to offer more than
\nyour policy or what you have done in the past in a similar situation. If your policy is to approve 2 weeks,
\nyou can explain that you are not able to guarantee they will have a job to return to if they take more
\ntime.<\/p>\n
You also should consider the impacts if you let the employee effectively resign. Will you be able to fill
\nthat position\u00a0and get a new employee up to speed in that period of time? Or would it be easier to just
\nmanage for a couple of extra weeks?<\/p>\n
Of course, whatever you do, you will be setting a precedent for future employees who may want to
\nstretch\u00a0their time off for\u00a0personal reasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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