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Staff absences due to snow…
Issue 34 - February 2010
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Staff absence rates due to the hazardous weather conditions over the festive period are thought to be as high as 14% of the UK workforce, higher than they have ever been seen before. According to a BBC news report, the cost of this high absence rate on the economy could have exceeded £0.5bn a day. Thousands of commuters were unable to get to work, while many schools also had to shut, forcing working parents to stay at home.
High absences caused a real headache for payroll and HR departments with businesses needing to prepare their departments to deal with the implications of a large number of employee absences. Companies also needed to be aware of the possibility of having to help cross train other departments to step in and undertake the workloads of other colleagues, as well as work out whether there are contractual obligations to pay staff even if they cannot come into work.
...and should employers have to pay staff who didn't attend work due to the snow?
HR Magazine published an interesting article about the one question on the minds of many employers; do they have to pay employees who didn't attend work due to the snow and icy conditions disrupting travel? Generally, if the place of work is open for business, then employers do not have to pay the employees who do not attend work due to travel difficulties or bad weather. Follow this link to read on about some of the other matters to consider.
Staff absence rates due to the hazardous weather conditions over the festive period are thought to be as high as 14% of the UK workforce, higher than they have ever been seen before. According to a BBC news report, the cost of this high absence rate on the economy could have exceeded £0.5bn a day. Thousands of commuters were unable to get to work, while many schools also had to shut, forcing working parents to stay at home.
High absences caused a real headache for payroll and HR departments with businesses needing to prepare their departments to deal with the implications of a large number of employee absences. Companies also needed to be aware of the possibility of having to help cross train other departments to step in and undertake the workloads of other colleagues, as well as work out whether there are contractual obligations to pay staff even if they cannot come into work.
...and should employers have to pay staff who didn't attend work due to the snow?
HR Magazine published an interesting article about the one question on the minds of many employers; do they have to pay employees who didn't attend work due to the snow and icy conditions disrupting travel? Generally, if the place of work is open for business, then employers do not have to pay the employees who do not attend work due to travel difficulties or bad weather. Follow this link to read on about some of the other matters to consider.
...and should employers have to pay staff who didn't attend work due to the snow?
HR Magazine published an interesting article about the one question on the minds of many employers; do they have to pay employees who didn't attend work due to the snow and icy conditions disrupting travel? Generally, if the place of work is open for business, then employers do not have to pay the employees who do not attend work due to travel difficulties or bad weather. Follow this link to read on about some of the other matters to consider.