Originally Posted by Lil_Diddle:
Mine are called excused absences and they can use them for whatever they like. If I were you I'd just eat it this time, lesson learned and update the handbook. On mine, they need to contact me and notify me by 6:30 am or they pay. I open at 7
Replies above go both ways. I'm kind of in the middle. Your current contract does more or less allow them to do this, even though they shouldn't, so I think you almost have to allow it this time, but make amendments for the future. Especially the part about a deadline for notice. Lil_Diddle has it spot on. If you're not notified by the time you open, they pay.