SNOW DAYS - Holidays entitlement taken away from me - Advice needed

[hondafan]

hi everyone thanks for taking the time to read this thread

 

Ok well whats happened is I was absent from work for 4 days due to the bad weather when it was snowing and phoned work on all days off to let them know that i tried to get to work but it was too dangerous and I got stuck in the snow

 

That was back in december but now I was told by my manager that the 4 days I had off will be taken off my holiday entitlement or I will not get paid

 

HR had no policy for days off work due to bad weather and now they have one they are trying to get that back dated and I need to know if this is allowed because I find it unfair

 

Any advice is more than welcome

[SarEl]

Sorry, but the answer to this one is very simple - yes they are allowed to do this. Your only right to pay is if the employer prevents you from attending your workplace - if you don't attend, whatever the reason, then you have no right to be paid. So you either have o take holiday or go without pay.

[Sidewinder]

Sadly agreed. A big talking point over the period of bad weather, but the employer is well within their rights.

[hondafan]

its the way it is i guess its a shame as i did try to get to work

[Sidewinder]

Some employers will allow staff to make up time, some will give the option of unpaid time off however others just take it from your holiday entitlement (or part paid and part unpaid if you don't have sufficient paid holiday left). All are available options and it just depends who you work for as to what they choose to do.

 

Would be nice to have the option though...

[phoenix11]

For info, this is addressed on the Direct Gov website as it is a very difficult issue all round. Sadly, those employers who do try to not penalise their employees for circumstances beyond their control seem to be few and far between.