The Rights Of An Employee
In contrast to the last few winter seasons, the present wintry weather being felt by millions of people around the globe has been certainly harsh. From Japan, Northern Europe and North America, reports of blizzards and deep snow has created heaps of inconvenience to lots of individuals.
As a consequence, lots of employees in the UK have been forced to miss a day or two at work. Harsh snowstorm has always been a predicament and causes transportation and schools to be disrupted. But most of all, establishments and companies lose enormous potential profit every day as their employees had no other choice but to miss work to keep themselves out of probable harm’s way.
The rights of an employee in situations like these still remain unclear for a few people in the UK.
To start things off, salary deductions are the most important concern for each worker when it comes to situations like this. There have been distinctions of policies and arguments wherein the employer-employee agreement is the scale that would determine the verdict to deduct an employee’s salary.
In nearly all instances, employers are not allowed to deduct their employee’s pay except if a certain prerequisite is written within the contract of the worker. Even though it’s possible, non-attendance due to bad weather should be given consideration by most companies.
A lot of arguments and contentions are brought by some companies stating that workers who are unable to report for work without approval should not be entitled to get their pay for those days. This, however, will be determined by the Employment Tribunal. Since there is no particular law on this matter, final decisions are made by taking into account the employee’s state of affairs.
What employers generally do is to determine whether the employee made all possible endeavor to come to work. A simple phone call or other form of communication (electronic mail, text message, and the like) is enough for most employers so long as there is undeniable confirmation.
If your children’s school gets closed and you have no choice but to stay home and look after them, the Employment Rights Act 1996 will back that condition and should defend you from any punishment so long as you inform your company.
In spite of the security of law, it is still likely for your employers to subtract your pay in such a situation. The best way that you could do to prevent your pay being deducted is by filing for a sick leave.
If your employer settles to deduct your salary, he/the company should state the reasons including the policies in a clear verbal or written form.
If employees are able to get through to work somehow in the face of a bad weather, don’t look forward to any tangible or foreseeable reward on the horizon. People who do get to work are obliged to work harder in order to compensate for the ones who weren’t able to make it and they are also not entitled to get a day-off for future days in place of their attendance throughout this kind of occurrence.
On the other hand, no good effort goes ignored. These are the qualities that could show the way to an employee going up a notch.
