Carol:
We do not pay PT employees for snow days, however we do not want them to have to experience a hardship due to missing these hours (some are dependent on the hours to live, not just as extra income,) so I do offer an alternate day for them to work to make up the hours.

Hope this helps,
Jamie Smith Quinn
FASNY Museum of Firefighting

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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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