thwyld1

home the other day because of incredibly bad weather (snowing like a ****). The office was closing a few hours early. The employees were under the impression that they were going to be paid for the full day. Now, a few days later they were told that they would not be compensated for the time missed. I'm pretty sure that I know the answer to this, but do they have any right to be paid for the missed time?

I work at Penn State University and when ****ty weather causes classes to be cancelled, we are told to stay home and we ARE paid for the full day...or half day or however long the campus is shut down. I realize that this is a very generous policy and I think that's exactly what it is...a policy, not a rule, regulation or law. I believe that some employers offer the possibility of using vacation time in this situation (if travel is thought to be dangerous), which I'm sure that my wife's office would allow. But the point is that they sent her home not giving her the option to complete the day after she had already reported for work. What dya think? Does she and her coworkers have any legitimate argument?

All comments are appreciated...

Thanks

XSQRD

1) is she in a union? if yes there must a clouse in contract outlining this.
2) if it is not union job but still there were contract sighn, same staff.
3) if it small emploier she should contact local labor office.
there might be a policy regarding this.
in my own opinion: i do not pay me peaple in such cases, i will roun time to the next hour that is all.

thwyld1

Nope...no union....they probably employ 2 or 3 hundred people over a few offices.

dannyTTnyc

as there are many more people there that might have some knowledge for ya

thwyld1

Will do....thanks....

bubba j

No work, no pay. Some companies enforce mandatory vacations over holidays and such.

QS -

you mentioned that she is in the medical field. If she happens to be a traveller - I think temp nurses and such are travellers - they usually have contracts that are very strict about what defines full/half days work.

I have heard a number of travellers gripe about getting screwed where that is concerned. - that said, the get PAID! some of the workaholics I knew banked just over 6 figs!