Hard nosed b*stard

I think it depends Ed, he could well have been properly snowed in, or he could be lazy. As in Tim Wilky's example, you can't really tell unless you go there and see for yourself. I managed to make it in, it really wasn't that hard, plus the roads are deserted cos of all the wusses!

What happens if anyone who doesn't go to work gets shot instantly? I bet everyone would be able to make it in then no problems...

If you feel that deducting pay after the authorities have said "only essential journies should be undertaken" is ok then by all means take their pay away.
After all, you are the boss.

Mind you, if you were my boss I would be having some very harsh and thought out words if you deducted my pay.

Putting pressure on people and having them risk theirs, and other road users safety, not to mention possible costs for repairs to vehicles is not what I would like to see in a boss.

Why not go the other way and reward the ones that made an effort to get to work.

I am sure you will gain more respect for rewarding rather than punishing.

[Lissa]

I make no apologies for deciding not to go to work today. I was allowed home early yesterday because I had nothing to do, that will not change today, so I'll take it as holiday.

It's all very well saying people should make the effort, but if I fall and break something I'm totally screwed. I don't get sick pay.

Originally Posted by FG1

If you feel that deducting pay after the authorities have said "only essential journies should be undertaken" is ok then by all means take their pay away.
After all, you are the boss.

Mind you, if you were my boss I would be having some very harsh and thought out words if you deducted my pay.

Putting pressure on people and having them risk theirs, and other road users safety, not to mention possible costs for repairs to vehicles is not what I would like to see in a boss.

Why not go the other way and reward the ones that made an effort to get to work.

I am sure you will gain more respect for rewarding rather than punishing.

Thats a very good point.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by Dangerous Dave

Good for him/her.

People moan the country comes to a stand because of the snow, I wonder if the majority of these people are now sat at home because of a little snow???

This is what I've been saying (on another forum). There was a lass who worked for the NHS who didn't go in because her usual bus wasn't running and the other one was £1.80 more expensive so she rang in but found it unfair they didn't pay her for her day off. She got absolutely slated then the next day she came online and was all day until someone pointed out our taxes were paying for her to sit on an nhs computer all day ****ing about on forums.

[Dave20046]

Originally Posted by FG1

If you feel that deducting pay after the authorities have said "only essential journies should be undertaken" is ok then by all means take their pay away.
After all, you are the boss.

Mind you, if you were my boss I would be having some very harsh and thought out words if you deducted my pay.

Putting pressure on people and having them risk theirs, and other road users safety, not to mention possible costs for repairs to vehicles is not what I would like to see in a boss.

Why not go the other way and reward the ones that made an effort to get to work.

I am sure you will gain more respect for rewarding rather than punishing.

You're right in a way but if the poeple are likely to take the pizza then I can see why they get tough. I brok my pelvis in a bike crash, rang the boss from the ambulance saying I wouldn't be in tomorrow (at this point couldn't feel my legs and was a little worried), took about a week and a half off then came in for the next few weeks on crutches. I got paid in full for my time off 'because I tried' and I respect him for that. Just try and concentrate on that occasion when he does unfair stuff lol

[Gazza77]

Originally Posted by Lissa

I make no apologies for deciding not to go to work today. I was allowed home early yesterday because I had nothing to do, that will not change today, so I'll take it as holiday.

It's all very well saying people should make the effort, but if I fall and break something I'm totally screwed. I don't get sick pay.

I don't see the harm in that - you choose to take it as leave. It's the people that expect to get an extra day leave for free and so don't make an effort that get my goat.

To be fair to Ed he phoned me and asked what the roads were like and if the busses were running as i live not far away from the person concerned (Just cross country a few miles). the bus was running and the roads were just wet. No lying snow at all. The bad weather was mainly in the east of the county ( Telford, Bridgenorth etc). The roads there were diabolical, Icy and snow on them, loads of accidents this morning mainly from skidding on ice. The weather forecast just gave a blanket warning of orrible conditions and for peeps to only drive if neccessary, didn't apply to the majority of the county at all, just the east. I'm sure Ed will deal with the problem in his usual and caring way.

Daryl.

p.s. having been for drinkies with Ed last night i know how p***ed off he is with some of his staff, so i can understand his frustration when she didn't turn up for work.

...and after I called Daryl, I called the bus company, which confirmed that the bus service from that particular location to Shrewsbury was running normally. The person arrived here within just over an hour. So I think I was justified. Also, as D says, most of the snow was in the east of the county, I still have people from Telford and Shawbury who came in.

I will tell everyone to go home at 4pm today though, cos it will freeze and they might catch a cold

make them take it as holiday.