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Sick Pay and Coronavirus
Hi Guys, I have been working for the same employer for 11 years, whenever we are off sick we get paid our full salary. However a few days ago we all received an email from the Director to say if we have cold/flu symptoms then need to ‘self - isolate’ and will get just STATUTORY SICK PAY (with discretionary payment on top).…
Coronavirus Health Insurance
hello, I am looking for information and advice here regarding coronavirus and private health care insurance This comes at a time where the N.H.S expected to be inundated further i am looking for a private health care insurance policy which can provide care to me such as but not limited to online consultations to critical…
How would notice period work when leaving due to this Corona Virus?
Hi guys, I wanted to ask for advice on the following - I work 20 hours per week in an employed position at a corporate gym. Given the current climate of things going on I decided that it's not worth the risk to put myself or my mother whom I currently live at risk. Now whilst things are still relatively normal the coming…
Cookery School - Coronavirus Cancellation Policy
Hi, I run small group cookery & bakery classes from my home. I am dependent on this as my main source of income and it is/was a thriving, growing business. I am starting to receive an increasing number of cancellation requests due to people's disrupted travel plans or from some who are quarantined, these are students who…
Post Office Travel Insurance Policy - Coronavirus Not Covered!!!
I was due to travel to Italy this weekend Friday 13 March 2020, but the FCO have said only but essential travel due to Coronavirus, This was a family trip and we are all covered by different travel insurance policies Barclays, Virgin Money and the Post Office. We were obviously disappointed but started the process with our…
Coronavirus Zero Hours Contract
Does anyone know what my rights would be if my business closes due to coronavirus and I'm on a zero hours contract? Working in a cinema, all of the films are being cancelled and it is highly likely it will close. I'm assuming I don't have a leg to stand on?
Paid for cruise insurance now cruise cancelled.
I was going on a cruise on May 6th 2020 that I booked last October so I paid for travel insurance specifically for this cruise. I have just had an email from the cruise company that my cruise in May has been cancelled and that I will get a full refund of the money I paid to the cruise company. Am I entitled to a refund of…
Self Isolation and claiming holiday cancellation from travel insurance
Hi I am an independent traveller and have booked a few days break in Spain over Easter. I have travel insurance. My question is, if i am told by my employer or government to self isolate in the Uk for 2 weeks and it coincides with the holiday. Can I claim cancellation insurance on these grounds ? Any views gratefully…
Existing travel insurance policy doesn't seem to cover travel disruption - what to do?
Hi - I took out a worldwide travel insurance policy in December with Multitrip.com. I didn't add travel disruption as an optional extra. Having looked at the policy wording, it would see that I can only claim flights / accommodation if the cancellation provisions kick in (e.g. death / injury / burglary / going into…
Coronavirus and Travel insurance
Looking for advice please: Supposed to be going to Norway next week for a week. Norwegian Government has just today issued instructions that any visitors from non-Nordic countries must on arrival go into 14 days quarantine. So if we were to go we would be placed in an airport hotel for 14 days missing all our trips and…
Cancelling holiday because of quarantine?
Hi, I'm (hopefully) off to Japan at the end of this month for 2 weeks. I'm getting worried that the situation will get so bad in either Japan or the UK that they'll announce all arrivals must be quarantined for 2 weeks (as they did for arrivals from South Korea). In this case, we'd have to cancel the holiday. There is a…

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