Timeclock- re: Hurricane Charley
josieB
16 Posts
On Friday, August 13, because of the projected path of Hurricane Charley, we closed our offices at 11:00 a.m. The question being asked is, do we adjust our non-exempt employees time to reflect hours scheduled and pay straight time only or pay 8 hours like we do for sick/vacation/holiday time? For an employee that was on vacation last week, do we leave that day as 8 hours and give her another day off like we do if a holiday falls during the vacation week? These are unchartered waters and I need expert input.
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The above is what we would and have done when we had a tornado tear up the community and our employee homes. We collected money and the company bought food stocks and gave 12 large hogs to a local "cooking Team" and they cook the meat and feed everyone working to clear the debre!
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I would say, given the magnitude of Hurricane Charley, I'd apply the same logic and pay employees for the day at the very least. If there were special circumstances, you might want to consider doing more.
If you have ever lived through a devastation like this, you know the aftermath of dealing with all the mess left behind is more stressful than the event itself!
Good luck to you!