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Jo Nockels ACCA MAAT - TaxAssist AccountantsJo Nockels is the Training and Communications Manager for TaxAssist Accountants who has been a practicing accountant and is a member of ACCA and AAT.

Jo is part of the team of experts that supports 220 TaxAssist Accountants offices across the UK. TaxAssist Accountants was set up 16 years ago to help small business owners and self employed individuals with their accounts and tax returns. We currently service over 40,000 small businesses and are the largest network of accountants in the UK.

Jo currently contributes to Startups.co.uk, Unbiased.co.uk, Inspiresme and The Huffington Post.

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Dec222011

Bad weather conditions

DateThursday, December 22, 2011 at 11:29AM

Bad weather conditionsIf an employee cannot get to work because of bad weather, do I still have to pay them?

Elizabeth, Worsley

 

Generally, there is no legal obligation to pay your staff if they are late in or do not arrive to work at all because of bad weather. They will have to take unpaid or annual leave. Having said that, you should check what is written in your employees’ contracts of employment, as you may have made some concessions.

If your employee is unable to get to work because they need to look after their children because their school is shut, this may qualify as Time Off for Dependents. An employee is entitled to as much of this unpaid time off as a tribunal would see fit.

Ultimately, you should ensure that your policies are clear and applied as fairly as possible.

If you would like to discuss this further, please feel free to contact your local TaxAssist Accountant.

We provide tax accountancy services in Worsley and throughout the UK. http://www.taxassist.co.uk

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