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Does your company have a bad weather policy?
Mine has just published this:-
I think the HR people are still full of christmas good cheer as it seems to be reasonable. Quote:
However at the end of the day. 1) I work from home anyway 2) I don't have flexitime |
Re: Does your company have a bad weather policy?
How would they contact their manager to let them know they can't make it into work?
How did the manager get into work? |
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the old chestnut of a bit of cold weather and we grind to a halt....panic, disruption, dont travel or you'll die warnings, blah blah blah
newsflash. we have 4 seasons. 1 of them (occassionally 2) often brings bad weather. this happens annually, or sometimes every year. lets try to adapt... |
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How on earth did we manage in this country in the 80's when we regularly had snow?!?!
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Eeeeeeeh I remember walking to school, 50 miles in't driiivin snow... uphill both ways... :-P
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Ours is a bit more informal. If it gets really bad, the people who live further away are allowed to leave early (sometimes as early as just after lunch). Likewise, no one says anything if people arrive a bit late. I think most businesses usually adopts a fairly sensible approach, but clamp down on it if people take the mick. Where my dad used to work they were paid a full day's pay with no reduction in leave if they didn't come in when weather was bad. A lot of people abused this and didn't come in at all as soon as there was a hint of snow/ice. Consequently they swung to the other extreme and essentially said all time they weren't in the office (including being late/leaving early) would come out of the employees leave/flexi-time.
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my policy goes like this..
If I cant get to work I dont go... its life.. I cant help it neither can the company.. If Im late I make the time up... to da... No **** sherlock.. |
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I work in the cushy public sector so it goes like this----
Late more than three times in 12 months=diciplinary hearing Absent more than twice in 12 months=warning process starts Further absence or more than 4 days in 12 months=diciplinary hearing. Same applies for bad weather or any other reason apart from statutary rights for childcare,but even there,more than three "issues" a year gets a diciplinary hearing. None of the above applies to senior managment of course |
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My workplace has a 'are you bored? you may aswell go home' policy as well as a 'the weathers good today you might as well be a home or on your bike' policy oh and the famous 'just forward the office calls to your mobile tonight and take the day off 2moro' policy :)
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I'm self -(un)employed at the moment. I'd be glad of some work to be honest.
Although if I was working and there was a heavy snowfall I'd probably try to get in as I'd have customers relying on me. Depends what I was doing though. For instance if I was felling trees then I probably wouldn't go in due to the safety angle but if I was kerb laying or concreting i would chance it. |
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