Check your location’s instructions before you travel

For Northstar office and frontline employees at all locations

Start in Communications. Check the latest Northstar closure or reopening announcement and confirm that it names your work location, date, and shift. Follow the reporting instructions for your role; a notice for one location does not automatically apply to another.

This is fictional Northstar sample guidance, not a live closure notice or confirmed company policy. If you cannot access Communications, use the alternate notification route confirmed for your location. Ask your manager for clarification if the notice does not cover your shift or role. Do not travel when conditions make the trip unsafe; follow the confirmed local escalation instructions.

Current closure and reopening notices

Sample only — connect Communications to show current notices Low priority

This example banner is not a live alert. After installation, connect this section to the appropriate Communications source. Check the published notice for its location, effective time, affected shifts, and next update.

What to do when severe weather is forecast

Use the current notice for your location and shift.

  1. 1

    Check Communications

    Open Communications for the latest Northstar closure or operating-status announcement. Confirm when it was posted and when it takes effect.

  2. 2

    Match the notice to your work

    Check the named location, date, shift, and affected roles. Do not assume a closure at one site closes every Northstar location.

  3. 3

    Follow the reporting instruction

    Use the notice and your manager’s confirmed instructions to determine whether to report, work remotely if approved, or wait for an update. Frontline and essential operations may have different instructions.

  4. 4

    Raise an unsafe-travel concern

    If travel is unsafe or your role is not addressed, do not guess. Use the location’s confirmed manager or escalation route and wait for guidance.

Reporting depends on location and role

These fictional examples show the distinctions a Northstar notice should make. Replace them with approved, location-specific instructions before publishing.

Office roles

A sample notice might direct employees at a named office to work remotely only when their manager confirms the arrangement and the work can be performed remotely.

  • Check whether the notice applies to your office and workday.
  • Do not treat remote work as automatic; follow confirmed instructions.

Frontline roles

A sample notice might identify which operations remain staffed, which shifts are affected, and who will confirm changes with employees.

  • Check the notice for your site and shift before travelling.
  • If your shift or travel concern is not covered, contact the confirmed local escalation route.

Pay during a closure

Closure pay is not necessarily the same for every employee. The applicable outcome can depend on Northstar’s approved policy, employee classification, work location, and relevant requirements. This fictional sample does not promise pay, paid leave, or any other specific outcome.

Check Safety Hub for the authoritative closure policy and follow its instructions for your employee group and location. If the policy does not answer your question, ask the confirmed HR or payroll support route for guidance. The policy owner should confirm and maintain the approved guidance; review it when policy, location rules, or operating arrangements change.

Use the right app

Current status and authoritative guidance have different homes.

Communications — check current closure and reopening announcements, including the location, effective time, affected shifts, and next update.

Safety Hub — find the approved safety guidance and closure policy that apply to your role and location.

Connect the Communications source and configure the Safety Hub destination during setup. No live source or destination is connected in this sample.