This page provides a summary of the Adverse Weather Policy. For full details, please refer to the complete policy on the Adverse Weather Policy page.

What is this policy about? 

This policy outlines the approach that applies when an employee has difficulty attending work due to severe weather e.g. heavy snow or flooding.

Who is this policy for? 

All University employees. 

What do I need to know? 

Employees should make every reasonable effort to attend work without putting their safety at risk. Employees must inform their manager as soon as possible if they are unable to attend work, following normal absence reporting procedures.

If attendance is not possible, with manager approval, employees may:

• Work from home (if possible).
• Make up lost time.
• Take annual leave.
• Take unpaid leave.
• Use a combination of the above.

In exceptional situations a Head of Institution may decide to close a department, in this situation staff affected will be paid as normal.

Where an employee’s normal childcare or dependent care arrangements are disrupted Emergency Leave for reasons connected with dependantsmay apply. 

Where an employee is late due to severe weather they will not normally need to make up this time, provided it is less than a half day. 

Special care should be taken when applying this policy where it is known that an employee has mobility problems or a medical/health condition. 

Departments that provide essential services may have more detailed local arrangements in place to maintain these services during adverse weather. 

Documents

Adverse Weather Policy(webpage), Adverse Weather Policy (PDF)