TUC advice to employers on what to do when it snows

The TUC is urging employers to adopt a flexible attitude to staff attendance during particularly inclement weather. With arctic conditions liable to return across the UK, the TUC has said when transport is treacherous the sensible option in many instances is to allow employees with internet, email and phones to work from home. It adds communication between employers and their staff, and between workers and their managers, is key when the weather takes a turn for the worse. Good employers will already have 'bad weather' policies in place and will have told their workforce what is expected of them when snow and ice close the workplace or make the usual commute difficult or hazardous, the union body adds. Any 'snow' policy should also cover what parents should do if their local schools close and they have no alternative means of childcare. WorkSMART, the TUC's world of work website, provides detailed advice to individuals living in snow-bound parts of the country.