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Originally Posted by Regorium
Could you possibly confirm this?
From what I've seen, closing the office/shop for christmas/holidays and forcing employees to use vacation days is pretty standard practice.
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I can't give you an official ruling but I would think that a planned closure for a holiday period with notice is acceptable because of notice involved.
If the electrical system is downed and employees are available for work then it would be the responsibility of the employer to make arrangements for the utilization of employees. Last year during the flood aftermath my company still operated in a modified capacity by running backup generators for power. Employees that could work from home did so and those who needed to be at the office went in.
Keep in mind that I may be talking out of my ass and using logic where it may not apply.