Air transport disharmony Bosses not thankful to compensate stuck workers says lawyer

EMPLOYEES stuck abroad by the volcanic ash transport disharmony have no authorised right to be paid, a heading counsel claims. Katie Douglas, executive of practice and pensions at Glasgow-based McGrigors LLP, pronounced people should not only pretence that their employer will compensate them for the days when they are incompetent to get flights home."It would be really surprising for employerADVERTISEMENTs to have policies that cover acts of God," Ms Douglas said."In really simple terms, if an worker doesnt come to work and the deficiency is not authorised, afterwards they are not entitled to pay."I"d suggest employees to get in hold with their employers as fast as probable to let them know they cant get flights home and to suggest what alternative stairs they are receiving to get home. The key word is "reasonableness" – that the worker is you do what they can to get a ferry, train or alternative equates to to get home. They could frequency design someone to compensate �3,000 for a cab home."Ms Douglas pronounced that employers would have to conclude the difficulties confronting their stuck staff. She believed that a great series of employers would compensate staff."A lot of organisations in the open zone competence have "inclement weather" polices, that could be a in accord with position for them to take. This was highlighted during the complicated sleet over the winter, but this incident is some-more definite and there is less room to abuse it."Ms Douglas pronounced that employers could not force stuck staff to make use of up their annual leave."They cant do that unless the stipulate allows for it. Under the (European Union] operative times directive, both employees and employers contingency give each alternative notice of goal to take holidays. This has to be at slightest stand in the volume of the legal holiday itself. It would be utterly Draconian to try to make this."Ms Douglas added: "The major thing for employers to do is to ask themselves: what is reasonable." TOP COUNCILS FOR STAFF ABSENCESNorth Lanarkshire: 299Glasgow City: 278South Lanarkshire: 256West Lothian: 220Falkirk: 209Renfrewshire: 134East Renfrewshire: 132South Ayrshire: 116Angus: 115Scottish Borders: 112Scotland-wide total: 2,556 Note: Some authorities returned last week, others do not lapse until today. Some interpretation was unavailable.