I have a question relating to someone with severe motability difficulties being required to use annual leave when the snow makes it extremely dangerous or impossible to attend work. I am aware of someone who uses a wheelchair for most of the time, but is able to walk a little with the aid of calipers and sticks. He lives in sheltered accommodation, fairly close to his place of employment, and usually drives into work. His accommodation is at the top of a couple of hilly roads, which have become extremely slippy over the past few days. He has attended on all but one day during the past bad weather, on one occasion relying on a security guard to assist him from his car to the building as he was unable to move on his own without losing his footing. One the day that he did not attend, he informed his employer that it would be dangerous for him to attend, but he was told that this absence would be classed as a day's annual leave.
I cannot believe that it is setting a precedent to treat him as a special case in these circumstances, he has on a number of occasions offered to work from home, but he has been told that this also would set a precedent. Any comments please.....
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