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Rail strikes and travel disruption across the UK<\/h1>

Rail strikes and travel disruption across the UK are hitting commuters and employers hard. Employees are facing delays, cancellations and lengthy queues to get to work.\u00a0<\/p>

It’s estimated that a single strike day costs the UK economy up to \u00a3100 million in lost productivity, with the total cost of the nine-day walkout in December estimated at \u00a31 billion.<\/p>

In the most recent set of rail strikes that hit London and the surrounding cities, around 50,000 members of staff staged walkouts for three days, the 21st, 23rd and 25th June.\u00a0<\/p>

These walkouts affected England, Scotland and Wales as staff argued with employers about pay, redundancy and safety concerns.\u00a0<\/p>

With thousands of employees and businesses affected, many have been left wondering how best to deal with the losses, the disruption and most importantly, how to handle the lateness of employees during future inevitable strikes.<\/p>

So what happens as an employee when you are late for work due to travel disruption, and how can you handle lateness as an employer<\/a>?\u00a0<\/p>

This month, Catherine Herries-Smith solicitors look at the rules, regulations and what you can put in place to ensure your staff are working most appropriately during these difficult times.\u00a0<\/p>

Rights as an employee when you are faced with travel disruption<\/h2>

Whether it’s extreme weather, strikes, or other travel disruption that causes you to get to work late, you may wonder what your rights are as an employee. It’s not just extreme weather that can cause travel disruption, but it’s the most common.\u00a0<\/p>

If you are faced with travel disruption<\/a>, suddenly, you may have to turn to other forms of transport to get to work. This could mean a long cycle journey in the morning, a train journey that is delayed or a taxi that costs more than you anticipated.<\/p>

So what are your rights if you struggle to get to work on time because of travel disruption? Can your employer give you a warning for being late when it’s outside of your control?<\/p>

Firstly, and most importantly, you need to understand what is written in your contract (if anything) about travel disruption and getting to work when there are train strikes across the UK.\u00a0<\/p>

Of course, you should only be directly affected by travel disruption if it is happening in your immediate location or the location of your offices.\u00a0<\/p>

If you don’t have a travel disruption policy<\/a>, it may be best to speak to your employer about how you can combat the travel disruption most effectively. Consider the following points for discussion:\u00a0<\/p>