Niagara Catholic District School Board EMPLOYEE ATTENDANCE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AND WORKPLACE CLOSURE ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES
200 – Human Resources	No 201.9
Adopted Date: March 26, 2002	Latest Reviewed/Revised Date: November 18, 2022

1.   With the exception of school closures in periods of inclement weather, it is an expectation that all staff will attempt to safely reach their assigned work locations.

 

2.   If travel to work is impeded by inclement weather, the employee will notify their Principal or immediate Supervisor by phone to discuss a delay in the time, and/or the possibility of reporting to an alternate work location.  

 

3.  When an employee reports to an alternative work location, they are under the authority of the Principal and/or Supervisor of that school or facility.

 

4.  Principals/Supervisors will report all employees who have attended an alternate work location to the Executive Officer of Human Resources Services.

 

5.  When the school buses are cancelled due to inclement weather, all daily occasional and/or casual replacements are to report to their assignment and will be paid as per their scheduled assignment. (Unless otherwise notified, on days when bus transportation is cancelled, all professional development in-services will be cancelled.)

 

1.  Where an employee deems it impossible to report to their assigned work location and/or alternate work location they must notify their immediate Principal/Supervisor by phone or other electronic means (i.e. email/text).  

 

2.  Employees who are unable to report to any school or alternate work location within the Niagara Catholic District School Board are required to record their absence in Easy Connect using the inclement weather code. 

 

3.  Principals/Supervisors will report all employees who have contacted them indicating that they deemed it impossible to report to any school or alternate work location within the Niagara Catholic District School Board to the Executive Officer of Human Resources Services   by the end of the school day.

 

4.  Employees unable to report to a school or alternate work location, must provide the Executive Officer of Human Resources Services with a signed and dated written explanation of the reason for the absence. The decision of remuneration shall be determined by the Executive Officer of Human Resources Services in consultation with the appropriate principal/supervisor.

 

 

1.  Where the school, group of schools, or workplace is declared closed after the arrival of staff, all daily occasional teachers and/or casual replacements, assigned to the school or workplace for the specific day will be paid for the day of the closure as per their scheduled assignment in Easy Connect. Daily occasional teachers are employed by the Board to teach on a day to day basis.

 

2.  Where a school, a group of schools, or a workplace site is closed by the Director of Education, employees are required to attend an alternate location determined by the Director of Education in consultation with members of the Senior Administrative Council, the Principal and/or Principals(s) affected by a school closure.

 

3.  The alternate location(s) for school or workplace staff will be communicated to staff by the Principal or Supervisor through staff communication procedures.

 

4.  Where the school or workplace is declared closed, prior to the arrival of staff and   prior to the commencement of a scheduled workday, all occasional and/or casual replacements assigned to the school or workplace for the specific day will not be paid for the day of the closure, with the exception of long term occasional teachers. Long term occasional teachers and casual staff that are placed in an assignment for eleven (11) or more   consecutive days for the same employee will be paid for the day of closure of school or workplace site.

 

 

1.  When the Director of Education closes the entire system, employees are not required to report to any work location.

 

For system closures employees are:

·   not required to record their absences in Easy Connect

·   to remain in contact with their school Principal, Supervisor and   refer to   the Board website for current information on the status of the system closure and the return to normal operations of the system.

 

 

·   Education Statutes and Regulations of Ontario

o   School Operations for Inclement Weather and Workplace Closure Policy (500.1)

 

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