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Comms69

getmore4less said:

Comms69 said:

MalMonroe said:

getmore4less said:

Why has he not left the house,  there are plenty of activities that are perfectly safe even shielding people could go out.

Have they made the workplace covid safe  ask to see the risk assessment.

How much holiday has been accrued that could be used to cover some of the notice period.

How long has he worked there.

I'm 70 and I haven't left the house either! It's quite understandable, when you are not as young as you used to be and there's a killer virus out there. 

It's a killer virus, in the same way the flu is a killer virus. 

This is the main point from the recent ONS report

• Of all death occurrences between January and August 2020, there were 48,168 deaths due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) compared with 13,619 deaths due to pneumonia and 394 deaths due to influenza.

The statistics - which are anyway questionable as COVID is noted on the system if tested positive with-in 28 days (ie a man was included, who died in a car accident) - is not what i was getting at. Given both flu and pneumonia target the same typical victims as COVID it's not surprising the deaths are so skewed.

I dont think you can describe something as 'killer' when the vast majority of people recover. Which is where my comparison to flu is coming from. 

The avg age of fatalities is 82, a year older than the avg lifespan - the reality is it's age related death. 

Takmon

MalMonroe said:

Mrsn said:

Honestly at this point at least have an open conversation with the employer regarding their risk assessment and how they have made the work place COVID secure.

Even if he went down the resignation route how would have to work the notice period however long that might be, and the employer clearly wants them in the work place so we know WFH isn’t going to be an option for even just the notice period.

Going forward 7 months keeping yourself locked away isn’t healthy, I don’t mean that unkindly (I have auto immune conditions that make me vulnerable generally and even I haven’t done that) What is the reason they have not left the house for that long? This needs addressing also.

I've not left the house for 7 months either, and I'm very healthy both physically and mentally. I work for myself from home and fortunately for me, have been kept very busy. I'm in the age group which makes me vulnerable and the daughter I live with is also vulnerable. We go short walks around our garden - but that is it. Nothing needs addressing and we aren't weird. Same goes for the OP's family member.

It's not much of a life if your stuck at home and never go out anywhere except into your garden. There is always something outside that can kill you if you don't take the proper precautions but that didn't seem to stop you going out before so what's different now considering that you could go for nice walks in scenic areas and be perfectly safe if you keep away from other people?

Comms69

Takmon said:

MalMonroe said:

Mrsn said:

Honestly at this point at least have an open conversation with the employer regarding their risk assessment and how they have made the work place COVID secure.

Even if he went down the resignation route how would have to work the notice period however long that might be, and the employer clearly wants them in the work place so we know WFH isn’t going to be an option for even just the notice period.

Going forward 7 months keeping yourself locked away isn’t healthy, I don’t mean that unkindly (I have auto immune conditions that make me vulnerable generally and even I haven’t done that) What is the reason they have not left the house for that long? This needs addressing also.

I've not left the house for 7 months either, and I'm very healthy both physically and mentally. I work for myself from home and fortunately for me, have been kept very busy. I'm in the age group which makes me vulnerable and the daughter I live with is also vulnerable. We go short walks around our garden - but that is it. Nothing needs addressing and we aren't weird. Same goes for the OP's family member.

It's not much of a life if your stuck at home and never go out anywhere except into your garden. There is always something outside that can kill you if you don't take the proper precautions but that didn't seem to stop you going out before so what's different now considering that you could go for nice walks in scenic areas and be perfectly safe if you keep away from other people?

The round the clock coverage telling people they will die.... People should look at the USSR and it's history of human conditioning