love_rat Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 Are we sayin that in 2011, people should risk life and limb to get to work, if it snows this winter? Sheesh, whatever happened to humanity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 If you want to stay at home that’s fine but don’t expect to get paid for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halibut Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Are we sayin that in 2011, people should risk life and limb to get to work, if it snows this winter? Nobody is saying that. What they are saying is that people should make reasonable efforts to get in. If they don't the employee is quite right not to pay them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L00b Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 In my case yes and has, mind it is a 100 mile round trip. When the a57 was shut last year I had about a week off. You were lucky. I was "shut with it" and had to walk home My caring employer did not have any choice in the matter, as with my car stuck for several days and me stranded overnight, I don't see how I could have realistically made it over to near M'hall, 15 miles away, for love or money, over the next few days. Sooo, SYP are 'ready' this year...so I've been told by Look North this morning. We'll see, shall we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindseyw Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Don't kid yourself.....no one is irreplaceable. If you knew what she did, you'd know that she is...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindseyw Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 When the snow came down last year, I gave everyone the option to go home, including those who live nearby, yes the business needs to carry on, but my staff's safety was more important. That said, my business is one for profit, not a care / service provider so we could close. The staff that live in working distance chose to stay, those who don't, didnt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelhead4 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 A typical employer would require staff to make all reasonable efforts to get into work. What could be construed as reasonable however is more complicated. Its reasonable to expect a healthy 25 year old to walk a couple of miles , it isn't if the employee is old & suffers from medical problems or would otherwise put themselves in unreasonable danger. It is a judgement call that has to be made with full knowledge of the circumstances. Last year on of my colleagues who lived in Anston was verbally bullied into making an attempt to get to work against his better judgement when the area was almost cut off by heavy snow , result was he crashed his car. His insurers are now claiming part of the cost of repair against his employer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandad.Malky Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 The staff that live in working distance chose to stay, those who don't, didnt. Did you pay the ones that went home, if you did what incentive is there for those that stayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Are we sayin that in 2011, people should risk life and limb to get to work, if it snows this winter? Sheesh, whatever happened to humanity? Obviously you've no idea what owning a business is about. Has it ocurred to you that paying wages and benefits to employees who wouldn't show up for work during snowy weather that could last for a few weeks would seriously undermine not only efficiency and production, place an unfair burden on other employees who do show up for work and necessitate those employees having to be paid overtime to keep up production or........ the alternative of not paying overtime resulting in falling sales, unhappy customers, possibly canceled orders and a loss of revenue and profits that would mean lay offs. If you dont want to make some effort to get to work, call in that you wont be coming in and the boss answers the phone then put the phone down and get your own ass into work. If he/she can make the effort so can you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelhead4 Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Obviously you've no idea what owning a business is about. Has it ocurred to you that paying wages and benefits to employees who wouldn't show up for work during snowy weather that could last for a few weeks would seriously undermine not only efficiency and production, place an unfair burden on other employees who do show up for work and necessitate those employees having to be paid overtime to keep up production or........ the alternative of not paying overtime resulting in falling sales, unhappy customers, possibly canceled orders and a loss of revenue and profits that would mean lay offs. If you dont want to make some effort to get to work, call in that you wont be coming in and the boss answers the phone then put the phone down and get your own ass into work. If he/she can make the effort so can you. Not if the boss lives close and/or owns a four wheel drive while the employee lives a lot further away and has no access to transport. Perhaps this boss of yours ought to go and fetch them .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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