http://www.heenamodi.com/2010/01/13/snow-getting-to-work-and-schools-a-debate/ thinking globally, acting locally Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:09:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.heenamodi.com/2010/01/13/snow-getting-to-work-and-schools-a-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-32488 Heena Modi Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:24:42 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=1169#comment-32488 Yes you're right It's such a shame! I know that a friend of a friend lives outside London and she commutes daily. She couldn't get in when it snowed. She was told she would have to take that day of not working as part of her leave i.e. from her holiday quota! That's disgusting! It's not her fault if she can't get in I'm sure they didn't discourage employing people who commute at the interview stage, with the statement 'if weather conditions prevent you coming in, you'll be forced to take that time out of your holiday quota' Would HR support this? Yes you’re right
It’s such a shame!
I know that a friend of a friend lives outside London and she commutes daily. She couldn’t get in when it snowed. She was told she would have to take that day of not working as part of her leave i.e. from her holiday quota!
That’s disgusting!
It’s not her fault if she can’t get in
I’m sure they didn’t discourage employing people who commute at the interview stage, with the statement ‘if weather conditions prevent you coming in, you’ll be forced to take that time out of your holiday quota’
Would HR support this?

]]> http://www.heenamodi.com/2010/01/13/snow-getting-to-work-and-schools-a-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-32485 Heena Modi Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:19:18 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=1169#comment-32485 Thanks hun :) Thanks hun

]]> http://www.heenamodi.com/2010/01/13/snow-getting-to-work-and-schools-a-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-32275 Alpa Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:49:28 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=1169#comment-32275 Awesome- welldone Heena for putting this all in perspective! Awesome- welldone Heena for putting this all in perspective!

]]> http://www.heenamodi.com/2010/01/13/snow-getting-to-work-and-schools-a-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-32257 Kops Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:55:18 +0000 http://www.heenamodi.com/?p=1169#comment-32257 Well as the article states, schools are scared of being sued if any accidents happen. With that as a factor, there isn't a lot that can be done. The sense of community died years ago, so people wouldn't go to work locally if they couldn't get to their actual place of work because of a "well my colleagues wouldn't do it" attitude. Just society really. Also the people commuting distances doesn't really hold because 4-6 weeks bad weather isn't a reason to discourage working outside the local area. Also a lot of jobs are based in city centres. Progress would be better early planning for these kinda situation by the authorities. Well as the article states, schools are scared of being sued if any accidents happen. With that as a factor, there isn’t a lot that can be done. The sense of community died years ago, so people wouldn’t go to work locally if they couldn’t get to their actual place of work because of a “well my colleagues wouldn’t do it” attitude. Just society really. Also the people commuting distances doesn’t really hold because 4-6 weeks bad weather isn’t a reason to discourage working outside the local area. Also a lot of jobs are based in city centres. Progress would be better early planning for these kinda situation by the authorities.

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