Snow days and employees??

[sean]

Haha thanks for that mate il give it some thought!

Hang on I had to pick you up, does this mean I pay you half

 

half of double time....thats normal pay.....yep im fine with that.....see you the morrow.

[treemonkey4]

What an extraordinary thing to admit:confused1:

 

There were lots of things that led up to us not working on. I used to work on unpaid repairing chippers so we could get on with next days work, And any thing else I could help with.

I ain't a bad employee like it might come across!

My point was to be open to staff and explain not take take take like I have previously experienced:001_smile:

[Stephen Blair]

If they have holidays to use, ask them to take them.

[easy-lift guy]

If they have holidays to use, ask them to take them.

 

I agree, further more I would make sure that all hired employees know up front that once the busy work has been exhausted they will still have a job to return to just wait for the call back to work. Employers cannot be held accountable for Acts of God. Of course I am not sure if your labor laws protect employers from common sense

easy-lift guy

[breffni]

We got Friday off because of the snow and the boss gave us the choice of a days paid holiday or a day unpaid leave.

[Rick2517]

We got Friday off because of the snow and the boss gave us the choice of a days paid holiday or a day unpaid leave.

 

This seams like the logical choice. I will keep things going for as long as is sensible to do so but I think at the end of the day nobody is going to benefit by the company financially struggling on. More snow forecasted for today here:thumbdown:

[sean]

seems to be melting pretty rapidly in my garden.....im sure we will be fine.

[likeitorlumpit]

We got Friday off because of the snow and the boss gave us the choice of a days paid holiday or a day unpaid leave.

 

Don't think it's legal to dock pay so long as the lads have struggled into work they should be paid. In truth those on zero hours have no right to work. It is usual for us to come to some agreement that suits both. last year was bad for snow.

Snow is one of the things you should factor in when you work out a day rate for the rest of the year. 2 or 3 days would be normal.

I think it's really a need for common sense. Too much snow and no work could bankrupt a small firm so it is in the employees interest to not be too awkward. Plus the bosses interest to show some respect.

[Warners]

This is a contingency that is very difficult to plan for as it is so irregular. We endeavour to push on as the lack of income for a few days eats into capital and moral pretty quickly.

I try to organise some ground based work if the weather looks a bit cack though this is not always possible.

Alaways have some grit on the trucks and shovels. We send teams ahead in the 4wd and the rest clear the roads into an estate. Got a complaint from a miserable b***h one year. We cleared and gritted the long hill up to a snow bound cul-de-sac and she complained the path was covered in snow.

From an employers position if guys don't turn in they don't get paid, if you tell them not to they do. Have a discussion with them. Most employees are smarter than they are given credit for and know when things are tight. Talk to them candidly and come to an arrangement where they do lighter or half days in the snow and then make up some of the time later in the year.

It's not ideal, it's just an idea.

 

i reckon you're about right... its never a good time to reduce hours but what can you do...? i agree with regards to employees. when you mention reduced hours they've already seen it coming so its never really a shock to them.

[gensetsteve]

I would say talk to them and explain your situation you will get more respect from them.

An old employer of mine used to basically say it's my way or highway, rub all the boys up the wrong way and production would slow right down. We would never work on an extra 10 min to finish job off we would rather go back next day.

All this was because the boss became a total co@k.

I have always done more for someone who has been open and honest to me.

 

 

I have had this so many times I have lost count with new employees. I left at 3pm to beat the traffic and get home by five. Means the 1 hr of work left behind means 4 hrs of travelling 240 miles of diesel. After alot of vocal discussion no one is in any doubt as to what is expected on site.