Clinically Extremely Vulnerable

bradders1983

Becles said:

bradders1983 said:

tracyregan said:

Becles said:

tracyregan said:

I don’t have much knowledge of this but it seems bizarre that some are furloughed on 80% salary and others who are extremely clinically vulnerable and have been told not to go to work only get SSP!  Or am I wrong?

No you are correct. I was refused furlough and put on sickness benefits for five months due to being extremely clinically vulnerable and having a shielding letter. 

Under the guidance announced extremely clinically vulnerable are advised not to go to work, but nothing has been put in place to cover lost wages again. I have spoken at work and been told they will not furlough me and I will be on unpaid leave and have to claim sickness benefits if I want to stop off work again this time.

  This pandemic seems to have bought out the worst in some people

Indeed, judging by some of the threads that have popped up it has turned a lot of people into workshy furlough addicts who recoil in horror at the thought of having to go back to work and are finding every excuse not to bother.

I am going to work. I'm not stopping off this time.

Oh my comment wasnt aimed at you.

strawb_shortcake

My friend has his own business, when furlough was first introduced his employees thought it was great, 80% pay and mortgage holiday. They thought they'd be rolling in it. 
He told them in no uncertain terms that if that's what they wanted then there would be no business to come back to. He did rotate his staff on furlough so that it was fair but he was disappointed with most their attitudes.