Sent home from work paid or unpaid?

[laptopsteve]

hi just a quick question ......
if my employer have Sent me home from work due to bad weather takng into account they could have sent me to another site to work are they still required to pay me for the whole dayday?

[grasscarp]

If you do a job that is dependent on this kind of thing, is it not written into your terms and conditions of employment?

[Maydup]

I'd like to think you can't be sent home with no pay, but who knows these days. Really and truely if you have come to work and have made yourself available you should be given work or paid for your time. Otherwsie there's a potential for this to happen everyday and your earn nothing despite making yourself available to them.

[RATTER15]

They have to pay you for your contracted hours unless it says different in your contract. iMO

[MASS1961]

I've been sent home due to inclement weather a number of times and always been paid, but I suppose it's up to the company. If they have sent you home, you didn't walk out.

[vivandorron]

A difficult question to attempt an answer,without seeing and reading a copy of your 'conditions of employment'.

Ron.

[Maydup]

DO you have a contract or any written Conditions of Employment LTSteve?

[ojread2]

There is information on the government web site about this
This will help
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11886185
It talks about snow but bad weather is bad weather whether it be snow, high winds, etc etc. Has links to ACAS and directgov
Remember: ""Your employer must have your permission before making a deduction from your pay for unpaid leave.""

[ojread2]

http://www.direct.gov...andholidays/DG_184199

[tonywiltshire]

As has been said, what does your contract of employment say on the subject?
An employer is not usually under an obligation to provide work but is under an obligation to pay you, start with your contract of employment.