If you’re a manager, what do you do when there is bad weather?What do you tell your staff? If there is no declaration or a special announcement from top management that employees can gohome, then it is up to you to find out what to do.

Encourage your employees to come to work if they are able to do so. You can tell them that it would be okay for them to come in late when the weather has cleared up a bit and it’s more conducive to commute to work.

For those who will find it dangerous to go out, you’ll have to consider not letting them go to work anymore. Your employees’ safety should also be your concern. If weather is really, really bad, then use your discretion to call your own people to not go to work anymore.

Be prepared when employees will call out. Having your staff cross-trained, or having them trained to do other tasks, will come in handy here.

Call a meeting and find out the critical areas of the work processes should be prioritized so whichever staff present could focus on those.

Invest in a good generator as bad weather could spell power outage. Sometimes, power could be out for days and this could be bad for business as well.