[landy2]

hello i was wondering about how you pay the wages of your employees  , when its raining , and when its too cold to work as last winter it whent on for a while and this summer its rained a lot , i have suffered on my own without having to find other wages ,  any info would be great 

[William McCafferty]

I have my employee on a 3 day week contract, so if rains stops play on one day then he works another day in the week, even though it has rained a lot this year, we are still upto date with all the customers.

[bobplum]

zero hour contract

[Richard iSparkle]

we work all weather so no problem there

[robertphil]

yes ,we also work in all weather,  ( only cease if its a raging gale )  its the only answer when you employ . 
 i make  sure to have a decent selection of nice waterproofs close at hand, arranged on hangers not stuffed under a van seat where they would get crumpled and soggy .

[Moderator David@stives]

Just pay the guy, he is giving you his time, so just pay him wether its rain or shine

[lyndy]

Like Dave said,they are employed its up to you,to take the hit
On bad weather etc

[Approved]

You have to pay in any weather our guys still work in the rain, who going to pay their bills, if It rains, they still have to earn their wages and put food on the table. Come work with my guys for a day!

[Gav Camm lammy 283]

or better still come work with me 

[Dean Taberner]

Keep calm, and carry on cleaning windows.

[britishwill]

I pay all weather as said before they have to get money and if they commit to me I commit to them.
Loyality is the key

[Neil Gornall]

If you employ on a  contract you are obligated by law to pay your guys even if it rains or the weather is so bad you send them home.
My contracts give them the required "statutory lay-off pay" as stated by the government.
If you send them home without pay you are breaking the law.
However you don't have to pay them at their normal rate of pay. Currently its stands at £23.50 a day for 5 days in any 3-month period.
Details here https://www.gov.uk/lay-offs-short-timeworking/guarantee-pay

[GS CLEANING SERVICES UK]

Glad to see some employers have it right , at the moment im working for my cousin cos he has cancer and struggles cleaning , i said id help him keep the round straight , i dont mind working in rain but he says his customers dont like them cleaned in rain so therfore if its raining they dont get cleaned and i dont get paid , feel im under some obligation cos hes my cousin , but with winter coming i have to look after myself an family , bills etc

[Neil Gornall]

Glad to see some employers have it right , at the moment im working for my cousin cos he has cancer and struggles cleaning , i said id help him keep the round straight , i dont mind working in rain but he says his customers dont like them cleaned in rain so therfore if its raining they dont get cleaned and i dont get paid , feel im under some obligation cos hes my cousin , but with winter coming i have to look after myself an family , bills etc

As an employee you have rights (no matter who your employer is) and he has an obligation to "get it right"
I too used to send my lads home without pay thinking it was acceptable, not because I wanted to rip them off.
it was brought to my attention by an ex employee that maybe he was entitled to more so I went to see an employment solicitor who put me straight. I changed all my contracts that week and as a gesture of goodwill backdated all my lads pay for 1 year.

[GS CLEANING SERVICES UK]

Ha wouldnt mind workng for you Neil , as hes me cousin , we didnt have a contract but as its a 3-day round , if it dosnt get cleaned , say , on a monday , thats it for a fortnight , as thurs and fri , i have my own work to do (which i do , rain or shine ) , but some employers dont give a poop weather you take money home or not.........including family

[William McCafferty]

That is one of the main reasons I only get my staff to work a 4 day week, if it rains then they can use the other days in the week to catch up or the following week if needed, if though it is not possible and they don't work then I still pay them

[wightsurf]

Because you don't have a written contract ,doesn't
Mean you don't have a contract of employment.