WEATHER-RELATED OFFICE CLOSURES Sample Clauses

WEATHER-RELATED OFFICE CLOSURES. In order to work effectively and safely as the climate crisis continues to exacerbate weather conditions, the Organization must be able and willing to adapt to extreme weather conditions. During severe weather or other conditions that affect safe access to an office or multiple offices, ex. heat or cooling outage in the office building, the Organization may close the affected office(s) early, open late, or close for the entirety of a particular day or days. The State Director, or in states without a State Director the senior-most staff member, in an office or remote location will take into account the particular travel conditions, availability of and safe access to public transportation, and school closures in altering office hours or closing an office. In Washington D.C., the Organization will follow the federal government operating status as issued on the xxx.xxx website. The COO will email notification ASAP when delays are in effect. In the event of inclement weather where the State Director or XXX does not choose to close the office, and if an employee reasonably believes that they are unable to safely make it into the office, the employee will be expected to perform their job duties remotely to the best of their ability. If severe weather is anticipated, employees should bring their laptops home in anticipation of an office closure. In the event of a government declared emergency or severe weather affecting the employee’s place of residence, and/or the employee’s AV office is closed due to severe weather, employees who are unable to perform job duties (i.e. due to lack of proper equipment, power outage, heat or cooling outage, childcare duties, etc.) because of the severe weather event, should communicate with their supervisor(s) that they are unable to work and will not be required to use paid time off for such days. Office closures in a specific location should not affect work hours of employees in other America Votes offices.

WEATHER-RELATED OFFICE CLOSURES. Given the remote nature of our workforce, Concerted Action does not follow specific guidelines for the closure of business. Because we are a service-oriented business with employees and clients in a number of geographic locations, employees should assume they are working a normal workday, unless weather conditions prohibit them to do so (for example, experiencing a power or internet outage as a result of the weather). In that case, the employee must report the outage and their availability with as much advance notice as possible to their manager and project teams.