paid snow days?

[Rope and Harness]

If they are employees why not ask them to take it as annual leave??? How many times do we finish a job early and get back to yard, has this been taken into account.a bit of come and go helps between staff.

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

snow days off!

 

when i started out i worked for a canadian guy up north - between aberdeen and inverness ( prob most snow in uk every year )

 

Remember working in white out snow conditions often and freezing all day long.

 

Option 1 - take day off and sit by warm fire = don't earn wage

Option 2 - Work in the freezing cold = make money.

[Mesterh]

It's a it of a poor industry when it would seem the vast majority of employees won't get paid if they can't work.

 

Surprising since a lot seem to get 2-3 times the wages in day rates per man!

 

Assuming everyone is telling the truth of course.

[Bentonarb]

We dont do personal jibes on this forum, slating anothers work is frowned upon, please keep it friendly.

 

Sorry andy didnt mean to upset . sorry Stu hit a bit of a nerve have spent the last few years trying to prove that its not your age its your ablity that counts i didnt mean to get personal . I do have two people on the books and they are both under the age of 21 but they are good at there job .

[Andy Collins]

Its cool, just have to keep an eye on these things so they dont blow up in our faces

[APC]

Snow days = taking 4x4 home and picking up any staff on my way who can't get in. Then scraping snow and ice from tracks and gritting, so we can open as soon as possible. There was one day that i physically couldn't get to work early this year, and that was because wasn't expecting the volume of snow to make every single road for 4 miles impassable with a normal car. Got in the next day though.

[Mark Cattell]

If you don't work you don't get anything.... you can insure against loss of earnings either as a company or a individual... Also drawing the line on safety is an issue... As a manager I am reponsible for staff H&S so if its too cold and too dangerous, work has to stop. some staff will work in any conditions especially the less experienced staff.. its difficult to send guy's home if they don't get paid.. we have some wet/cold weather works but its limited... most staff take A/L or unpaid leave..

[Andy Collins]

How do you determine "too cold"? Is there a fixed temperature cut-off point? "Too dangerous"? What is too dangerous for one may be safe for another. How do you assess and make the call? You say the less experienced staff will work on, but surely this is the last thing you need?

Edited December 6, 2010 by Andy Collins

[blue beastie]

Paid snow days - I wish!

 

I can't even get into the woods to work up here at the moment - the tracks are totally impassable!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Sorry andy didnt mean to upset . sorry Stu hit a bit of a nerve have spent the last few years trying to prove that its not your age its your ablity that counts i didnt mean to get personal . I do have two people on the books and they are both under the age of 21 but they are good at there job .

 

By the time i was 21 i had climbed for nigh on 5 years, and was mustard, its a young mans game, despite what the old dogs tell ya!