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I can’t get in to work! - What are my rights?
If you work and can not get into work because of the weather what rights do you have?
Snow can affect us all in different ways but perhaps one of the hardest hit groups of people are commuters, so what should you do? The weather centre has predicted chaos on the rails, with services cancelled and warning people not to travel unless you really have to.
That’s fine then take a day off and stay under the duvet, the ‘weatherman’ has said I should so my boss will be happy with that.... won’t he?
Will I get paid?
In the majority of situations, the answer is no.
With employment law, there are other situations.
- Check your contract it may have a clause written into it.
- If your transport is provided by your employer and it has been cancelled, then probably yes you will.
- Some bosses will exercise discretion, can the hours be made up, can you work from home, the answer is to speak to them and if you fear that you will not be able to get in work the next day discuss it first, you may be able to take work with you.
What if work has closed for the day?
You will get paid, and you must not be made to take this time as holiday but in these circumstances, your boss can make you take work home or, if they have other offices, they may ask you to work from a different location.
Taking a day as annual holiday.
Very unlikely unless arrangements are made in advance, if your employer wants you to take the time as holiday entitlement they must give you notice and that notice must be twice the amount of time off, so taking one day off requires two days notice, so it’s very unlikely given the uncertainty of our weather.
School closures.
You have the right to take time off in case of a family emergency, and a school being shut is classed as an emergency however you must take this time unpaid if this does not suit you speak to your employer as they may allow you to take the day as part of your holiday.
See our other guide to working temperatures.https://www.solicitors.com/working-in-a-cold-office.html
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