cancelling jobs due to weather

[simonm]

How many people work in inclement weather? I know some jobs are doable but others...scratting about up a piss wet through tree in wind and rain ain't my idea of fun! You ruin gardens dragging brash and cant clear up properly. Do other people feel the same of am I just getting soft:001_smile:

[timbernut]

I used to work in pretty much any weather but the last year or so I've turned soft partly because whenever I get soaked for couple of days on the trot my back plays me up!

Have also noticed productivity of workers generally slows

[Mick Dempsey]

I avoid really bad weather if possible, the important thing is that it continues to rain during the day, nothing worse than putting the phone down and then the sun comes out.

My stock line to clients is "the trees been there for a hundred years, it can wait another couple of weeks"

[dan494]

I'm the same, it's not pleasant and i think you'll suffer in later life for working out in all weathers

[bythamboy]

ha ha funny , its a wet day today and I've just phoned my assistant to say todays job on hold . BUT what do you do with your staff ,

pay them to stay at home ,

zero hours ( no work / no pay ) ,

workshop duties ( there is a limit to available indoor work ) .

[Darrin Turnbull]

ha ha funny , its a wet day today and I've just phoned my assistant to say todays job on hold . BUT what do you do with your staff ,

 

pay them to stay at home ,

 

zero hours ( no work / no pay ) ,

 

workshop duties ( there is a limit to available indoor work ) .

 

 

Over time pays for bad weather

[Mark Bolam]

It's nice to have a few gutty ground jobs to drop onto when the weathers rough, so it pays to keep a couple up your sleeve if you can.

No point attempting a euc rj with a day's money on it though.

 

The problem at the minute is people not wanting us in their waterlogged gardens, and who can blame them?

[Mick Dempsey]

ha ha funny , its a wet day today and I've just phoned my assistant to say todays job on hold . BUT what do you do with your staff ,

pay them to stay at home ,

zero hours ( no work / no pay ) ,

workshop duties ( there is a limit to available indoor work ) .

 

I only employ one person so we will do some workshop stuff this morning, then he can go home.

[Stephen Blair]

I don't work in some weathers due to it being not as profitable more than its not that nice to work in.

[Ian C]

We pretty much carry on regardless, mybe swap jobs around to suit the weather and if it's really bad work shop / log duties, with 3 mens wages to find its a case of plough on .