If the travel destination is suddenly declared a risk area, many prefer to stay at home.
In this case, are employees allowed to withdraw their approved vacation application from the boss?
When do I travel and, above all, where do I go?
During
Corona times
, vacation planning for employees * becomes a real challenge.
Since the incidence figures are constantly changing, even abroad, and holiday destinations can be declared risk areas within a few days, long-term planning is difficult.
Many employees wonder whether vacation days that have already been approved can be withdrawn or postponed in an emergency.
Can I take back vacation that has already been approved?
The answer is no.
“There is no right to cancel vacation that has already been approved,”
explains DGB Rechtsschutz on its website.
The corona pandemic and its special circumstances will not change that.
In this case, employees should talk to their employer.
Many are also accommodating or allow you to postpone your vacation.
Also read:
When does my remaining vacation actually expire?
Even employers cannot cancel vacation that has already been granted
The good news: once the vacation has been approved, it cannot be canceled unilaterally by the employer, apart from a few exceptional cases.
According to the news portal
Spiegel.de, this
also
applies
if the employer has an
increased workload
due to Corona
.
It is the same with a lower volume of work.
If a company
goes
on
short-time work
and therefore the vacation days for employees are reduced, the already approved days off are retained.
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Get back approved vacation days - only possible in one case
In fact, the Federal Vacation Act
only
allows
employees to get their vacation days back
in only one case
: if employees fall ill during their vacation.
In this case, the vacation entitlement continues to exist.
To do this, however, employees have to report sickness to the employer immediately and submit a certificate of incapacity for work (AU) from the doctor.
You can find out here how you can get your vacation days back in the event of illness.
(as) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
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