Is there a rule you don't have to go to work when there is a serious typhoon?

usually it does not mean we do not have work if there is a typhoon. More often we are required to come to qork and only classes are suspended. During the pas three days too we have experienced terrible rainfall.and there was no typhoon but our work was declared by our hr that qork suspension was called into order. it atually depends on th situation... There has got to be serious danger i guess when wprk is being called off.

well, for us, it is snow. if there is a serious snow storm, we don't go to work. if the schools are closed, then we are generally closed.

Here it all depends on how heavy that typhoon is, then if it is heavy the government issues such suspension of work and classes.

I don't think there is one in the Philippines. the private sector is doomed in the rule "no work - no pay scheme". If it would we would not have included it anymore in our CBA agreement. We demanded our company approved our proposal of giving emergency leaves to employees during typhoons. And good to know that it was approved during our last CBA negotiation. What it states that "an employee can avail the emergency leave if there is a typhoon signal number 2". It further states that "we could avail the same benefit in case our homes were struck with floods". For item #1, there will be no requirement but for #2, we need to show evidence that indeed our house submerged in flood water. So, my view on the topic, is that "there is no law that grants Filipino Workers to stay home in cases of strong floods". The "NO WORK, NO PAY" should be abolished.

Here in our country, employees are not included in suspensions during typhoons only schools have the discretion of being suspended. employees depends on the company and the officials. I think the typhoon hitting your country now is the reason for enhancing the monsson rains here in our country that resulted into floods in most areas of the metro.

I guess it's the same typhoon that hit our country a week ago. And because of it's intensity, It's still affecting most part of my country, weathermen calls it south-west monsoon.Heavy rainfall causing floods to low lying areas. In our case, if the streets are flooded there's no transport available, how can the employees report for work. So our government decides if there is work or none.

We don't have typhoons in Canada. They have floods in parts of the United Staes, and forest fires in areas of North America (Canada and the USA) and all of Canada and most of the United States gets snow during the winter. In any extreme weather condition, there will be messages on the radio if businesses and schools are closed. If a business or school is not closed, then those working or attending, use their best judgement whether or not to go.

Youless, i never heard such rules in my ex-company before. There is a time before, that i didn't go to work due to high tide. The river nearby to my house was flooded until reaching dangerous level. I called my boss to informed and he allowed me to take

Nope we don't have such rule but if things get worse then I am sure the government will ask people to stay at home and I am sure the boss will understand the situation. How can one still go to work at the same time put risk on your life? Anyway keep safe sis.

That typhoon currently in your place passed by the Philippines a week ago and aside from the storm itself, it heightened our monsoon rains that flooded cities and several provinces. I work in a government office so we always wait for the announcement for all government offices if we office suspensions or not. For private offices it usually depends on the management. But the government can also use their police power to announce suspension for private firms (however, this is seldom used). I hope everything goes well there and may the typhoon pass quickly with less casualties.

If there is a typhoon that would hit our area, the government would usually announce suspension of work and classes on the affected areas. Just this week, though there is no typhoon, the rain keeps pouring that caused floods. I was not able to report to work for 3 days straight now but I already called my boss to inform him that no vehicles can't pass the road going to our office as of the moment and he said that he would sent a boat to fetch me. He was just kidding because he knew how terrible the floods are this past few days. Since there is no typhoon and there is work yesterday and today, I am considered as absent and those absences will be deducted from my leave credits. If there is a typhoon in your city, the government should declare work and class suspension as early as possible so that employees and students won't be stuck in floods and heavy traffic.

Yes youless, we have rules on automatic cancellation or suspension of classes and work in government schools and offices due to typhoons, flooding and other weather disturbances and calamities.

I'm in China right now visiting relatives (Beijing). I talked with my grandpa, he says that working conditions are poor, and companies want to get the most out of their workers. However, if it violates the workers' contracts that it's not okay. They probably won't have contracts though, in some cases.