Common use of EMPLOYEES REQUIRED TO WORK IN INCLEMENT WEATHER Clause in Contracts

EMPLOYEES REQUIRED TO WORK IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. The Employer may only request that an Employee work in inclement weather in the event of an emergency or issue affecting health and safety on site. Employees are only obliged to perform such work as is essential to overcome the emergency and to restore an acceptable service and/ or to secure or make safe as circumstances require. Employees engaged on such work will be paid at the rate of double time. Where the Employer requires an Employee to work in inclement weather, the Employee will be reimbursed in full the cost of appropriate protective clothing, except where the Employer provides such protective clothing. If the Employee’s clothing becomes wet as a result of working in wet weather and they do not have a change of dry work clothes, they will be entitled, at the completion of the work, to cease work for the day without loss of pay. ENTITLEMENT TO PAYMENTS Should Employees be sent home or not required to attend work due to inclement weather, they shall be entitled to payment by their Employer for ordinary time lost for up to, but not more than, 32 hours in every period of 4 weeks. The following conditions apply: