paid snow days?

[scottythepinetree]

The staff i employ get paided there day rate as per normal . I dnt see why they should go with out as they work long days for me in the summer and dont get over time . There fore it equals its self out in the end .

 

As for the sub contractors they get nothing .

 

Nice to see a boss doing it fairly... have worked for lads in the past who expect you to work late nearly every day because they haven't figured out how to price a job yet, and then dock wages if you finish early.

 

As for getting paid for bad weather days, with competition as fierce as it is and margins so small, I reckon there's very few employers who could afford to pay wages without money coming in. I'd rather miss the odd day's wages than see a company I work for close to the edge. That said, as above if you have an agreement with your staff that they give you a dig out every now and then, and you cover the down time, seems a fair deal. Make hay while the sun shines and all that. Rarely see a good balance kept in practice though. Employers forget about the 3 or 4 months of late finishes come winter, and employees forget about the paid wet/snow days come summer.

[Steve Bullman]

the idea of a self employed person getting a paid snow day is ludicrous! little point adding that one to the poll!

[ben lightfoot]

i only wanted to change to establish if people put unpaid if they were self employed but realised in the question its only relevant to those employed!

[Andy Collins]

No company I have ever been employed by in my life have paid for any days that I should have been there and not made it. If a serious weather event occurred, it was expected to take a days holiday, or a day off unpaid. Now I'm s/e, if I dont make the effort, I lose out. Theoretically, if we are in early December we could have around 4 further months of this, no company could stand paying unproductive staff, and why should they be expected to?

[skyhuck]

the idea of a self employed person getting a paid snow day is ludicrous! little point adding that one to the poll!

 

Indeed

 

I was thinking I might ring Mrs miggins and ask if she would mind paying me for not taking down her tree, because its not my fault the snow stopped me

[likeitorlumpit]

I pay staff even if it snows at basic rate and also when they work overtime in the summer at time and a half

If staff don't make it in then they don't get paid obviously- if I can get in on time i expect them to- i.e if it's snowing when they go to bed then set the alarm earlier.

There's always stuff to do getting things straight waiting for an emergency etc.

reading health and safety stuff/ sharpening/ making sure spares are all there

There's loads to do

[log supplier]

No company I have ever been employed by in my life have paid for any days that I should have been there and not made it. If a serious weather event occurred, it was expected to take a days holiday, or a day off unpaid. Now I'm s/e, if I dont make the effort, I lose out. Theoretically, if we are in early December we could have around 4 further months of this, no company could stand paying unproductive staff, and why should they be expected to?

 

Im s/e and still get paid from my 6 contracts:thumbup1: if i go or not.. states weather permitting

[Bentonarb]

no we pay them a day rate so they work from 6:30 - 5 they are free to leave at 5 .

 

At the end of the day they are self employed so they can do what they like but the other side of the coin means they are not entitled to sick pay holiday pay ( Snow Pay ) etc.

 

I used to sub for a number of companys so i know how annoying it can be when you get a call to say your not needed with virtual no notice but thats the risk you take .

[Steve Bullman]

crikey you start early!

[felixthelogchopper]

no we pay them a day rate so they work from 6:30 - 5 they are free to leave at 5 .

 

At the end of the day they are self employed so they can do what they like but the other side of the coin means they are not entitled to sick pay holiday pay ( Snow Pay ) etc.

 

I used to sub for a number of companys so i know how annoying it can be when you get a call to say your not needed with virtual no notice but thats the risk you take .

 

I am a subby myself but am fortunate in that the small list I work for show me the respect I show them. I get a couple of weeks notice of work drying up, and a bit of extra cash when jobs run over.