When is snow an excuse not to be late for work? The “Kärntner Krone” asked experts from the Labor Chamber. Reasonable is more than you might think…
Hours of traffic jams on the highway, unfavorable driving conditions, blocked roads: many were not on time at work or at the office on Monday. But does predictable snowfall in winter also count as disability?
Leave earlier and check the weather forecast
“Only if you have done everything reasonable in advance to be on time,” explains lawyer Max Turrini of the Labor Chamber. In other words: leave earlier, study the weather forecast, switch to public transport, consider alternatives.
“For example, it will also be reasonable for a healthy worker to walk a few miles to work.” But if it doesn’t work out, you should at least apologize. In that case, there is a question of “legitimate absence”, for which no holiday or free time may be deducted. And according to the AK, a dismissal would also be unjustified.
Source: Krone
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