When people think back to their working lives from winter 2010, one thing probably sticks out in a lot if people's memories. The snow. Or more accurately what the snow caused - 2 hours to make a 10 mile commute to work, being snowed in and dangerous driving conditions. With the cost of snow related absence costing employers an estimated £2.2 billion, no-one wants a repeat this year.
However with weather forecasters predicting further snow this winter and some predicting it to be even worse than last year, now is the time for employers to make sure they have provisions in place to handle the effects of bad weather.
The legal stance for organisations regarding whether an employee is entitled to be paid when they are unable to attend work due to adverse weather such as heavy snow is neither simple or straight forward. Find out more about the requirements to a robust adverse weather policy here.
