Pay Deduction for Bad Weather

MichH

There is a Question and Answer article about this on the BBC:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7867264.stm

Buses aren't running in Bristol today, although I drive to work and got here safely, I imagine there are quite a few people that didn't make it to work today.

MrC_Beds

SomeBozo wrote: »

You never earned the wages as you were not there that day.

Hence its not a deduction, illegal or otherwise.

Bozo

Whatever Bozo....it's still worth a challenge, even if the only result is that it irritates or shames the type of employer who would even bother to claw back money from an employee who has made every effort to turn up for work!

Meepster

SomeBozo wrote: »

You never earned the wages as you were not there that day.

Hence its not a deduction, illegal or otherwise.

Bozo

I have to agree. It doesn't matter what the circumstances where to why you didn't turn up for work - you didn't turn up for work, plain and simple.

Why should your employer pay for you when you weren't there? If you feel so agreaved by this, then take mother nature to the small claims court...

tuggy12

MrC_Beds wrote: »

shames the type of employer who would even bother to claw back money from an employee who has made every effort to turn up for work!

How do you determine who has made the effort and who hasn't made the effort?

RabbitMad

From Auntie's website


Q. I couldn't get to work because of the snow. Can my boss dock my pay?
Very few jobs - except perhaps some of those in industries such as construction - have a clause written into their contract saying that if employees cannot get in to work because of weather they lose a day's pay. Employees have statutory protection against an unauthorised deduction being made from their wages, so if the employer has no contractual right to deduct pay and if the employee does not consent, deducting pay would be potentially subject to legal challenge.

Basically I'd say if you are salaried you get paid, if you are paid by the hour you wouldn't because of the reasons mentioned by previous posters (You haven't earn't the money)

However its best to try to reach an agreement with one's employer - such as offering to make the time up over then next x weeks or spliting the difference.

tuggy12

RabbitMad wrote: »

if employees cannot get in to work because of weather

That's rather vague and open to interpretation surely?.:rotfl:

MrC_Beds

RabbitMad wrote: »

From Auntie's website


Q. I couldn't get to work because of the snow. Can my boss dock my pay?
Very few jobs - except perhaps some of those in industries such as construction - have a clause written into their contract saying that if employees cannot get in to work because of weather they lose a day's pay. Employees have statutory protection against an unauthorised deduction being made from their wages, so if the employer has no contractual right to deduct pay and if the employee does not consent, deducting pay would be potentially subject to legal challenge.

Basically I'd say if you are salaried you get paid, if you are paid by the hour you wouldn't because of the reasons mentioned by previous posters (You haven't earn't the money)

However its best to try to reach an agreement with one's employer - such as offering to make the time up over then next x weeks or spliting the difference.

The above interpretation of the law, by the BBC's contributor has been challenged on another website :

http://www.xperthr.co.uk/blogs/employment-intelligence/2009/02/employee-rights-and-snow-chaos.html

SomeBozo

People are again listening to what they want to hear.

There is no obligation by your employer to pay if you don't get to work in bad weather (unless your contract says it will).

Bozo

MrC_Beds

SomeBozo wrote: »

People are again listening to what they want to hear.

There is no obligation by your employer to pay if you don't get to work in bad weather (unless your contract says it will).

Bozo

No, people are expressing opinions that differ from yours, there is a difference.

The legal expert that the BBC used has one opinion on the above issue - go to another website and lo and behold there is another expert with the opposing point of view!

Modette_2

I would like to thank everyone for their advice. Unfortunately I have not yet had a reply from my employer, so I dont know what is happening. If i get any further news, I will let you know.:wave: