Working over the Christmas can be a controversial issue, working parents, Paul and Megan discuss their pros and cons.
The decision of whether to work the Christmas period and who will take what annual leave when can often be a controversial issue within the office. There's the issue of people without children or those from non-Christian backgrounds often feeling put upon to provide the cover, while those with young families may assume they have some kind of unwritten preferential entitlement.
In addition, some employees will have no holiday days left, while for others their contracts may be the use-it-or-lose-it type where holiday days have to be taken by the end of the year. But for those with a choice of whether to take the whole Christmas period off, there are some great reasons to do so - as well as a compelling case to work a few of those precious days.
The Case For Working Over the Christmas Period... by Paul
The Case Against Working Over the Christmas Period... by Megan