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Read our article: 'When Weather Affects Work'. Contact us today for more information about our Employment Law, Health & Safety, and HR services.
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Click here for your free PDF version of this guide Extreme weather conditions of various types e.g. snow, rain, wind can affect the normal running of operations. Employee absence and pay for time away from work is the most common issue so, here, we take a look at employers’ legal position.
• Employees may not be able to get to work for a number of reasons connected with the weather, for example, roads are closed or public transport has been cancelled. • Unless the employee has agreed with you in advance that the time will be covered by, for example, annual leave, then the usual position is that the employee receives no pay for the time they are absent due to bad weather. • This is the case even though circumstances are beyond the employee’s control. It is the employee’s responsibility to get to work on time and there is no reason to treat lateness/absence for bad weather differently than normal lateness/absence. You can, naturally, show more leniency at your discretion if you wish but you should be consistent across all employees.
You may choose to agree that any absence is covered under a different heading, for example:
Click here for your free PDF version of this guide For further advice or for a free consultation please contact our team of specialists on 0800 028 2420
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