Sons employer and self isolating because cronic asthma

daveyboy_4

hi, could anybody please advise me how to deal with this situation, from a young child who was forever being blue lighted in and out of hospital due to attacks, still suffers to this day with his breathing, prescription inhalers and medication, he's now 25 with a family's youngest being only 8 weeks old, he's told his employer he needs to self isolate because he's got underlying heath issues, his employer has told him if he self isolates then he will only pay him ssp, he;s also phoned up his housing association regarding rent freeze, they've told him only if your employer sends you home, so he's stuck between a hard place and a rock and feels like he's being held to ransom to stay at work, him paying bills supporting his family as become his main concern, yes has parents we will help but unfortunately like many others we are not in the situation to do this for a long period. 
To me this seems so wrong surely there's got to be a solution, I know he,s got a phome interview with a NHS nurse tonight, but like many others he's tried to ring his doctor but can never get through and being at work he's restricted to when he can ring anyway. any advice so much appreciated thanks 

daveyboy_4

any advice will be very much appreciated 

unforeseen

If he was as chronic as you say then he would have been the lucky recipient of a text/email/letter from the NHS Coronavirus Service.
It looks like his medical records don't reflect his current state and he needs to talk to his GP about adjusting his meds or updating his records 

daveyboy_4

He's not recieved a text/email has yet but it did state those who are risk will receive by fri, my 75yr old mother suffers c.o.p.d , Diabetic, amongst other issues hasn't received anything either, this may be because she no longer works of course, going to my son tho its just a shame for him and others these companies are not showing duty of care to their workers. i'll update after he's had the call from the NHS nurse tonight thanks

unforeseen

The list for extremely vulnerable is at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19
Vulnerable list is at
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-on-social-distancing-and-for-vulnerable-people/guidance-on-social-distancing-for-everyone-in-the-uk-and-protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults
Although suppressed immune systems were moved into extremely vulnerable


From what you have said, the only ones that both your son and mother fall under is 
"People with severe respiratory conditions including all cystic fibrosis, severe asthma and severe COPD."
I believe severe in this sense mean they have been regularly hospitalised. I don't think blue lighted as a child would be recent enough to count and have no idea about your mother. 
If they don't come under this then they are in the vulnerable group where the advice is purely that and the choice is the person's

On that basis the employer is correct. SSP is the only option as it ihis choice and he has no symptoms. s