Mandatory means that something is compulsory; which means that you have no choice but to do it, so mandatory leave means that you have to take your leave when you are told to rather when you choose to.
There are some jobs that insist that you take mandatory leave because it is vital for the organization to be able to control its staff levels as much as is possible at all times. An example of this is the armed forces when personnel have to take their leave as and when it suits their unit.
Obviously peace time and times of conflict will have an impact upon these things and leave will be altered accordingly.
There are other companies who do not insist on mandatory leave for all leave times; only in some instances, such as some public holidays, such as Christmas, for example.
Some manufacturing plants also have what they term 'shut down' when they close the factory to production so that vital maintenance works can be carried out. In order to facilitate this efficiently they insist that the staff not involved with the maintenance take their leave at this time, and so, therefore, leave is mandatory.
If anyone has a job that insists upon mandatory leave, then they will have been informed about it at the time of interview and also in their contract of employment.
The most obvious disadvantage is that you are not able to pick and choose when you take your leave and this may not be convenient. It also means that you not be able to take advantage of cheap vacations.
An advantage is that you can plan your vacations well in advance knowing that you are definitely allocated that time off.
- Why would you have to take mandatory leave?
There are some jobs that insist that you take mandatory leave because it is vital for the organization to be able to control its staff levels as much as is possible at all times. An example of this is the armed forces when personnel have to take their leave as and when it suits their unit.
Obviously peace time and times of conflict will have an impact upon these things and leave will be altered accordingly.
There are other companies who do not insist on mandatory leave for all leave times; only in some instances, such as some public holidays, such as Christmas, for example.
Some manufacturing plants also have what they term 'shut down' when they close the factory to production so that vital maintenance works can be carried out. In order to facilitate this efficiently they insist that the staff not involved with the maintenance take their leave at this time, and so, therefore, leave is mandatory.
If anyone has a job that insists upon mandatory leave, then they will have been informed about it at the time of interview and also in their contract of employment.
- Advantages and disadvantages
The most obvious disadvantage is that you are not able to pick and choose when you take your leave and this may not be convenient. It also means that you not be able to take advantage of cheap vacations.
An advantage is that you can plan your vacations well in advance knowing that you are definitely allocated that time off.
