Weihnachten 2007: Arbeitgeber in Habachtstellung

Man muss kein Kalenderakrobat sein, um das diesjährige Weihnachtsfest kalendermäßig als "arbeitnehmerfreundlich" zu erkennen. Das wirft - jedenfalls dort, wo Urlaub auch genommen wird - auch in Anwaltssozietäten einige Probleme auf. Von White & Case ist die folgende eMail überliefert: Ladies and Gentlemen: We have had an unprecedented number of lawyers requesting vacation during the Christmas week this year (24-28 December). Although it is always difficult to predict what our respective work levels will look like so far in advance, given the number of vacation requests received to date, it is unlikely we can accommodate them all. To those of you who have requested time away during this period, to those of you planning to do so, and to those of you who have received a tentative approval to be away during this particular period, I would ask that yo…