Medical experts usually say the average person can live for 4 to 6 weeks without food. The amount of time someone can go without water is much shorter, roughly a week (or less).
Your employer can force you to take leave at a particular time as long as they give you at least two weeks' notice. However, it is common for employer and employee to come to an agreement about the timing of annual leave. If you put in a request for leave, your employer has to have a good reason to refuse it.
If the employment period has been two years or more, the employee must give at least two weeksâ written notice of resignation. However, the employee does not have to give notice of resignation if the employer constructively dismisses the employee or breaches a term of the contract.