Should i go to work??

funkyoneboy1971

Hi there Iam a Security officer with type 2 diabetes and my wife is a carer worker  shes has been told to have 3 months isolation form work because she has a heart condition. My work is for a supply chain For a high St Brand Clothes and home No food. There also is one other officer in the gate house with me on the site . Should i be going to work. ???
Regards
Steve

mwarby

You should discuss this with your employer, note its likely that you won't be furloughed (80% pay thing) as they aren't looking to make you redundant by sounds of it

selina2000

funkyoneboy1971 said:

Hi there Iam a Security officer with type 2 diabetes and my wife is a carer worker  shes has been told to have 3 months isolation form work because she has a heart condition. My work is for a supply chain For a high St Brand Clothes and home No food. There also is one other officer in the gate house with me on the site . Should i be going to work. ???
Regards
Steve

Absolutely you should be going to work, as this does not sound the type of job you could carry out at home.
Also, as you are aware, this type of position requires more than one on the premesis for H&S reasons, and so if you don't work, you will be preventing your colleague working too.

mwarby

The OP does need to consider his wifes health, he doesn't want to get infected and then infect his wife, who sounds like is at risk of complications. It may well be that his employer can easily work around his absence

sharpe106

Nobody on here can say if you should go to work or not. That is your personal choice.

 

Although you never mentioned anything about pay I assume you wanted to know if you would still be paid or could be furloughed. From your post I would assume you would not be furloughed as the company are not looking to lay you off.

 

If you were able to take it as sick pay or would depend on your company and what your contract says.

7Phil

Like others above, I agree that you need to assess your personal health and that of your wife foremostly, before your work.
If you feel safe going to work in that you can travel there in isolation (private car or walking etc) and that at work you don't come in to close contact with a lot of public and that your employer is providing extra measures to protect you (gloves, hand sanistiser and anything else you need to stay safe), then you will be OK going to work.

If you come in to close contact with a lot of people please ask to be reassigned to a safer place given your circumstances. Hopefully other staff around you will understand and step in for you if they can.

If you feel unsafe or decide you should remain at home then you can only seek SSP. It would be grossly unfair if your employer treats you poorly if you have to make this decision.

Remember that things are changing on a daily basis and this advice is only valid as per the date of this post.
Good luck and I hope you stay well.

7Phil

PS: I just checked your post again and you said you have Diabetes.
Please seek your doctor's advice as soon as you can.
You are at higher risk unless you can fulfil your duties in virtual isolation and away from direct public contact.

Your employer will be required to be sympathetic to this under OH&S grounds. However, you may only be able to claim SSP if you do not work.

unforeseen

Diabetes is the lower of the 2 risk groups. The advice for that is to work from home if possible. The employer does not need to consider the wife's health. 

If OP wishes to not attend the only thing he can expect is SSP.

I was originally in the lower group and continued working as normal but then on Sunday my condition moved to the higher group and I got the text on Monday. I am therefore in the higher group the same as the Ops wife and am now on 3 months quarantine. My wife works in a care home which in itself is a risky occupation for picking up bugs even before CV came along. What we do is follow the advice given about shielding to keep me safe. I can not and will not expect my wife to go into self isolation with me.


As an update. My wife's employers don't share my thoughts and have told her to join me