Can I still invoice if ...

[kermitt]

The office is closed?

Due to the heavy snowfall I received word today that the office shall remain closed Wed, Thurs & Fri of this week despite the fact that I could actually make it there if need be.

Just wondering cos this has never happened before.

Thanks.

[Spacecadet]

It would be very unreasonable to charge them for those days.
You could argue the toss with them given that you have agreed to 5 days per week but it would be more professional to write the days off as a loss

[ChimpMaster]

Unless you can work from home, or make up the time somehow, I don't see how you can possibly bill them for the work. Write off the revenue and enjoy your time off.

[kermitt]

Thanks I thought that would be the case just wanted to check first.

[SueEllen]

When I was snowed out of work in the UK with the client's agreement I just made up the hours over the month and billed for them at the end of the month. Obviously bit hard if it's the end of the month when it happens.

[Wanderer]

The office is closed?

Is it not the sort of job where you could work from home then?

[SueEllen]

Is it not the sort of job where you could work from home then?

Obviously not if he's asking that question.

[Sockpuppet]

******* bill away if they'll sign it off

Surprised if they do. Most places require permies to take holiday / unpaid.

[Scrag Meister]

******* bill away if they'll sign it off

Surprised if they do. Most places require contractors to take holiday / unpaid.

FTFY

[Wanderer]

Obviously not if he's asking that question.

I was presuming that kermitt worked in IT and wondering what sort of job he was doing that he absolutely couldn't do from home or if there was some possibility that he could do other work from home (documentation, project planning, research etc) during the snowtime.