Employer doesn't want me to work from home

bradders1983

KitA66 said:

I still don't quite understand what you mean by "You can of course decide not to go into work but don't expect to be paid." poppy?

I literally just explained it for you.

[Deleted User]

Thanks for the advice and opinions. I'll feel more confident going back to work tomorrow. To a very few of the posters, its easy to come across a bit rude when someone is genuinely looking for advice. I always try to stick to the mantra that you should'nt type a message that you would'nt say to someones face. Keep safe all.

diggingdude

Tbf they probably would say it to you face. I do to people who have sat at home for months when they talk to me about their concerns about going back to work when I worked through it. If its any consolation I get your concerns, but  please remember there are thousands now looking for your job

poppy12345

KitA66 said:

I still don't quite understand what you mean by "You can of course decide not to go into work but don't expect to be paid." poppy?

This was already answered by bradders above. It means quite simply if you choose not to go to work then you may find yourself out of a job. I'm sure there's plenty of people that would be happy to go into work.

Thrugelmir

KitA66 said:

Thanks for the advice and opinions. I'll feel more confident going back to work tomorrow. To a very few of the posters, its easy to come across a bit rude when someone is genuinely looking for advice. I always try to stick to the mantra that you should'nt type a message that you would'nt say to someones face. Keep safe all.

Approach work with a constructive attitude. Help find solutions in these challenging times.  Remember if your employer goes out of business you'll lose your job and your income as well. A lot of people are under intense pressure and stress at the moment. You'll never know what's going on behind the scenes. 

Aranyani

diggingdude said:

Tbf they probably would say it to you face. I do to people who have sat at home for months when they talk to me about their concerns about going back to work when I worked through it. If its any consolation I get your concerns, but  please remember there are thousands now looking for your job

I've worked throughout too, why would that mean I want very vulnerable people to be put at risk unnecessarily?  I'm not heartless!  In fact its the last thing I want, because I work for the NHS so vulnerable people being put at risk and ending up very unwell in hospital just increases the pressure on my front line colleagues. 

OP I feel for you, it makes zero sense to drag you into the office when you can do your job from home, and it is in direct contravention of clear government guidelines.  I don't know why some posters have been so hard on you.

bradders1983

Who has been hard on him? 

[Deleted User]

KitA66 said:

And would I be fined if I was stopped by the Police if I said I was travelling to work?

I was the same - travelling from medium tier to work area’s high but have noticed today the app says now my home postcode falls under national.

Andy_L

KitA66 said:

A quick question which I can't find an answer for. I work in a small office. My employer doesn't want me to work from home, although I did work from home in Spring during the 1st lockdown. The latest info on the gov website says "You can leave home for work purposes, or to provide voluntary or charitable services, where you cannot do this from home." I'd rather WFH as its what's been prescribed, and I believe its the national effort to minimise transmissions. Is my employer able to decide themselves what constitutes work that cannot be done from home? When I questioned this earlier in the year I was told that they wanted someone in to answer the phone. And would I be fined if I was stopped by the Police if I said I was travelling to work?

"6. Going to work

To help contain the virus, everyone who can work effectively from home must do so. Where people cannot do so... they should continue to travel to their workplace. This is essential to keeping the country operating and supporting sectors and employers.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november#going-to-work"

or

"Exception 2: work, voluntary services, education and training etc

(4) Exception 2 [to "No person may leave or be outside of the place where they are living without reasonable excuse"] is that it is reasonably necessary for P to leave or be outside P’s home—

(a)for the purposes of work or to provide voluntary or charitable services, where it is not reasonably possible for P to work, or to provide those services, from home;"

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1200/part/2/made

Anamox

Andy_L said:

KitA66 said:

A quick question which I can't find an answer for. I work in a small office. My employer doesn't want me to work from home, although I did work from home in Spring during the 1st lockdown. The latest info on the gov website says "You can leave home for work purposes, or to provide voluntary or charitable services, where you cannot do this from home." I'd rather WFH as its what's been prescribed, and I believe its the national effort to minimise transmissions. Is my employer able to decide themselves what constitutes work that cannot be done from home? When I questioned this earlier in the year I was told that they wanted someone in to answer the phone. And would I be fined if I was stopped by the Police if I said I was travelling to work?

"6. Going to work

To help contain the virus, everyone who can work effectively from home must do so. Where people cannot do so... they should continue to travel to their workplace. This is essential to keeping the country operating and supporting sectors and employers.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november#going-to-work"

Is this not proving that the OP's employer is being unreasonable on something the government says must happen? They worked from home during the last lockdown, so OP can work effectively from home.