Work from Home but not be paid?

Marvel1

KatrinaWaves said:

Marvel1 said:

KatrinaWaves said:

Jsacker said:

KatrinaWaves said:

Childcare is not your employers issue

Generally speaking, that's true (but flexible working requests etc should be treated fairly). 


But the current climate is exceptional in that it looks like there's going to be a government-initiated closure of schools, and probably a closure of daycare centres or any other way that the poster may have handled childcare during the summer holidays etc to allow them to work. Such a comment seems a bit out of place in this exceptional circumstance? In reality, it is probably neither the employer OR employee's issue here, but rather the government's issue. Hopefully both parties get the support that they need (the poster seems to have had theirs solved but many more will be in a similar position).

If and when that happens, then yes. But it has not yet so the comment is not misplaced. 

It has, the schools are closing Friday (Wales and Scotland) and was announced before this post.

Oh sorry I missed where the OP said they were in Wales or Scotland.

Yet assumed they lived in England 😉

KatrinaWaves

I’ll take an 80% chance. Anyway, point is fully moot now 

jonathanc8888

Well in this climate would you rather have a job but on SSP or no job at all?

TBagpuss

OP, if you are working full time you should get paid as normal. If you are working reduced hours because of your child care responsibilities, or if you are not working because you are ill or caring for someone who is ill, then you would be entitled to be paid at a lower rate based on your actual work hours, or to get SSP .
I suggest that you clarify with your employer that they are not, in fact, expecting you to work for free, and ask them to confirm that anyone working full time either in the office or remotely will be paid full time.