At all the museums where I worked as an hourly employee (both part-time and full-time), if I was scheduled to work and the museum closed I was still paid. This was in educational and collections management jobs for city funded, university funded, and privately funded museums. I'll also say that is the way I've been treated as an hourly employee in other fields.

I'm sorry to say I don't know if this just that I've been lucky to work at businesses where this is the policy or if it's the law in my state.

Thanks,

From: Carol Ely <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Monday, December 9, 2013 2:53 PM
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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Snow policy

What do you do about paying hourly employees when you must close due to weather or other emergency? Our maintenance staff are still expected to work if and when they can safely arrive, but what about part-time program staff? They are not needed when we are closed, but they’ve arranged their lives to be available for work at that time, and count on the income. According to state law, we have no obligation to pay them at all, but we want to retain their goodwill and the investment we’ve put into training them. How do other museums handle this? Our employee handbook is silent on this, and I need to set a policy and amend the handbook.

Thanks for your ideas.

Carol Ely

Executive Director
Locust Grove, Louisville

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