Snowmagedagain

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Have a business. I’m paying one day they can take two days unpaid or as annual leave

murpho999 wrote: »

Was your business open during the snow?

Closed Thursday and Friday, opened Saturday if it was safe for people to get in

With all that extra time on my hands over the past few days, I’ve done quite a bit of reading on whether or not I am legally entitled to be paid. And the answer in my case is yes!

Any employees unable to attend work because their employer closed their business must be paid.

Any employees who did not attend work, but whose employer remained open are not legally required to be paid. It will be at the discretion of the individual employer.

I’d say some employers who closed thinking they would not have to pay staff, may be in for a nasty shock. I hope that employees make themselves aware of the legalities of this issue and don’t end up out of pocket.

You would of course have huge sympathy for businesses, particularly small businesses, in these situations, but employees also have entitlements and they should be adhered to.

One reference point below, there have been many others lawyers commenting over the past few days.

Are employers obliged to pay employees during this time?
Where employees are not required to attend at work, for example, because the employer has closed for the day or the employer asks them not to come in or to leave early, then employees should be paid as normal.
Where the employer’s business remains open and employees are unable to attend due to safety concerns or because they need to take care of children who are off school, then, strictly speaking and subject to any custom and practice in operation within the employer, there is no obligation on employers to pay employees during this time.

Link here.
https://www.mhc.ie/latest/insights/ex-hurricane-ophelia-are-you-obliged-to-pay-employees-who-miss-work