Working Christmas Day in a hotel

[StevenR]

I’m not sure if something like this has been asked but thought I’d see just incase.

I’m working in a restaurant in a hotel on Christmas Eve & Christmas Day. They’ve asked us to stay in the hotel for the 2 nights, I guess because of the transport not running.
But their wanting to put us in a double room with a colleague as they don’t do twin rooms, so which means sharing a bed.

I’ve asked for a room for myself and they’ve declined. I don’t know if there’s laws or rights about a situation like this?
I like the people I work with, but I don’t really fancy going top and tail with either of them.
(Also I live about 40 mins away by train, so probably wouldn’t be a way of going home and back on them days).

Hopefully someone can help me out.
Thanks,
Steven.

 

[cjd]

If this was 1st April I'd call it a spoof. Are they asking you to bring your kids in to sweep the chimneys too? This is why we had to invent trade unions - to do something about mad and bad business owners.

I think you need to get together and 'request' a more reasonable arrangement.

 

[Mark T Jones]

Do you get to choose who you share with?

(Sorry, back to work)

 

[WaveJumper]

The simple answer is no I never would, and one would think as its apparently so difficult to find staff in your industry they would want to treat you with a little more respect.

 

[ctrlbrk]

I said this 2 years ago, I'm going to say it again: if UKBF is for business owners, why is this question here?

 

[Newchodge]

First of all, there appear to be 3 of you, so 1 will have a room to themselves!

Secondly, the answer is a simple 2 letter word. No. If all of you say it together you will feel stronger.

I am unaware of any law abouit it, but it is a totally unreasonable expectation.

 

[Newchodge]

I said this 2 years ago, I'm going to say it again: if UKBF is for business owners, why is this question here?

Because every employee has an employer and it is helpful to employers to see the answers to questions that may affect their own business. There are some exceptions to this of course.

 

[HFE Signs]

Are you sure this isn't a wind up, it sounds like it is to me?

 

[japancool]

Sleeping bag+floor, and you can toss for the bed.

 

[JEREMY HAWKE]

I said this 2 years ago, I'm going to say it again: if UKBF is for business owners, why is this question here?

That's what I say though I see the OPs point I would not want to share a hotel room with anyone on this site??????

 

[HFE Signs]

I said this 2 years ago, I'm going to say it again: if UKBF is for business owners, why is this question here?

It's worthy for entertainment purposes

 

[ctrlbrk]

Because every employee has an employer and it is helpful to employers to see the answers to questions that may affect their own business. There are some exceptions to this of course.

The problem with this Cyndy is that some employees tend to monopolise threads in a forum which is meant for a slightly diferent audience.

I understand the point you're making - yet I still believe UKBF can tighten its moderation policies a bit and improve the quality of content for us all.

 

[Newchodge]

The problem with this Cyndy is that some employees tend to monopolise threads in a forum which is meant for a slightly diferent audience.

I understand the point you're making - yet I still believe UKBF can tighten its moderation policies a bit and improve the quality of content for us all.

I'll raise it.

 

[WaveJumper]

Many, ok a lot of years ago it was not uncommon for those attending a management conference (for a company I was working for at the time) to be expected to share hotel rooms to keep costs down, we got shell I say caught with this the first time round, but I can tell you it never ever happened again.

 

[Fagin2021]

I said this 2 years ago, I'm going to say it again: if UKBF is for business owners, why is this question here?

To be fair, the OP was asking a question about employment law. If he'd just asked whether an employer was entitled to make an unreasonable demand everyone would have piled in requesting more details of the 'unreasonable demand'.

And whilst you are correct about UKBF being a business forum, it doesn't do any harm to get a little light relief. One can only read so many insolvency or import questions without getting a headache.

 

[ctrlbrk]

it doesn't do any harm to get a little light relief.

You can go to an entertainment site for that.

 

[Lucan Unlordly]

That's what I say though I see the OPs point I would not want to share a hotel room with anyone on this site??????

I've got a blonde wig and half decent legs?

I faced a similar scenario when attending the first sales meeting for a company I'd been with for a couple of months. The boss, a former submariner who'd spent most of his life living in cramped conditions with a completely male crew thought it ok to double up in a bed with a chap I'd never met or spoken to and who'd been with the company just one week.

No is the only response.

 

[DavidWH]

I've got a blonde wig and half decent legs?

I faced a similar scenario when attending the first sales meeting for a company I'd been with for a couple of months. The boss, a former submariner who'd spent most of his life living in cramped conditions with a completely male crew thought it ok to double up in a bed with a chap I'd never met or spoken to and who'd been with the company just one week.

No is the only response.

As a former submariner myself, it's a no from me. Hot bunking was bad enough. Submarines seems to contain moatly misfits from normal society.

Working Christmas day would be a no, done enough of that ?