12 week forced isolation

steve_2012

jimnev said:

Because he is high risk why should he lose pay over it when he could be working. He feels he is being penalised for being high risk.

i keep feeling like the extremely vulnerable (with nhs letters or texts) are being financially penalised, my wife has worked right through her cancer treatment, to be on friday last week told/asked to stay off for 12 weeks, 2 weeks pay then use your holiday pay 3 weeks, then SSP, i think its an outrage when others are getting 80% and maybe plus 20%, the self-employed will shortly get similar, yet those who are likely to burden the nhs are penalised.

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Jeremy535897 said:

Thanks for putting me right. To my mind being told to stay at home is more like self isolation than social distancing, but that's just my view. It is tough to be told to stay at home with no pay and no prospect of earning for 12 weeks. Universal credit then.

To throw some more terminology into the mix, it sounds like the OP is describing 'shielding' rather than either 'self isolation' or 'social distancing'.  This is the term being used to describe protecting those identified by the NHS as being the most vulnerable due to their medical history and who have been told not to leave their homes AT ALL for twelve weeks, other than for essential medical treatments (such as chemotherapy).

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

unforeseen

The 12 week isolation is still self isolation. What the NHS & government put out about high risk people is still only advice and it is up to the individual whether to take it or not. (although they would be an idiot to continue attending a workplace) 
A far as I can see, SSP would be claimable. 

steve_2012

unforeseen said:

The 12 week isolation is still self isolation. What the NHS & government put out about high risk people is still only advice and it is up to the individual whether to take it or not. (although they would be an idiot to continue attending a workplace) 
A far as I can see, SSP would be claimable. 

I don't see it self isolation in my wife's situation, firstly my wife was told not to return to work for up to 12 weeks, this was last Friday, then on Monday she got the extremely vulnerable NHS text.
In the first instance it's an instruction from her employer, the second from the nhs is advice.
All I'm saying is she shouldn't be left in a financial situation that's any different to those that receive furlough payments or what the self-employed will get over the next few days.