Key Worker - Where Does It Start and End?
Discussion
Morning,
I work in a laboratory for a rail fastenings manufacturer. If I didn't work, the country would carry on just fine without me at present. However, because the company I work for supplies Network Rail in big quantities, I have a letter from them saying I'm a key worker, purely by working for this company.
Tenuous in my opinion!
Anyone else out there a key worker, but not really one?
I work in a laboratory for a rail fastenings manufacturer. If I didn't work, the country would carry on just fine without me at present. However, because the company I work for supplies Network Rail in big quantities, I have a letter from them saying I'm a key worker, purely by working for this company.
Tenuous in my opinion!
Anyone else out there a key worker, but not really one?
I work for the NHS in adult mental health. For the past couple of weeks I've been collecting blood samples for white blood cell counts as well as delivering medication and food and helping out with mental health assessments. However, I’m not a key worker as I’m not in A&E or working with Covid19.
I have cable contractors working in my area, around 15 of them have been here for the past 10 days and will be here for another 14 days.
One was injured last week and taken to hospital, I have some medical training and offered to help. Not one worker had PPE and they were all within inches of each other.
I asked why the work was essential and was told they had a deadline to meet and a bonus if they finished early. I phoned their employer and was told this government funded contract had not been extended.
Next door neighbour is a PA with an engineering company, she doesnt want to be off work, her employer is still open and she has been given a (fake) letter saying that she is a key worker and cannot work from home.
One was injured last week and taken to hospital, I have some medical training and offered to help. Not one worker had PPE and they were all within inches of each other.
I asked why the work was essential and was told they had a deadline to meet and a bonus if they finished early. I phoned their employer and was told this government funded contract had not been extended.
Next door neighbour is a PA with an engineering company, she doesnt want to be off work, her employer is still open and she has been given a (fake) letter saying that she is a key worker and cannot work from home.
My daughter works from home for an electronics installation company as a project manager and has done so for a few years. They mainly supply and fit internet and connectivity gubbins for companies but predominantly for schools.
As they're a communications company they are described as being a required service and the boys out in the field are not only enjoying having a wage coming in, they're also taking advantage of the schools being vacated for an extended time as this allows various servers and the like to be unplugged while work is being carried out.
She says it's busier now than it has been for some time.
As they're a communications company they are described as being a required service and the boys out in the field are not only enjoying having a wage coming in, they're also taking advantage of the schools being vacated for an extended time as this allows various servers and the like to be unplugged while work is being carried out.
She says it's busier now than it has been for some time.
There are lots of NHS employees like my wife (accountant) who are classed as key workers but aren't really.
However some are being re-allocated to key roles such as manning crisis centres and swabbing people.
My wife has literally nothing to do at the moment because no plans for next financial year have been put in place.
She's emailed her boss numerous times to say she is available to be re-allocated and should be told today where to but there may not be a role for her there.
Hence the reason why our lounge is being redecorated and a new TV cabinet and side tables just turned up :-(
Meanwhile I'm busy as usual WFH and have just had a 7.5% pay cut (though nicely offset by the 8% pay rise I got in January).
They are still constructing on the site I'm designing for (Government financed project) and as long as they can get concrete and rebar they are going at a rare pace with the good weather.
However some are being re-allocated to key roles such as manning crisis centres and swabbing people.
My wife has literally nothing to do at the moment because no plans for next financial year have been put in place.
She's emailed her boss numerous times to say she is available to be re-allocated and should be told today where to but there may not be a role for her there.
Hence the reason why our lounge is being redecorated and a new TV cabinet and side tables just turned up :-(
Meanwhile I'm busy as usual WFH and have just had a 7.5% pay cut (though nicely offset by the 8% pay rise I got in January).
They are still constructing on the site I'm designing for (Government financed project) and as long as they can get concrete and rebar they are going at a rare pace with the good weather.
My youngest sister is a dinner lady, yes they are still a thing in schools!
She is required as the school in which she works is one of those kept open to allow daily storage of (more direct) key workers' kids while the workers, er, work
Is she a key worker, the teachers in that school, other support staff?
She is required as the school in which she works is one of those kept open to allow daily storage of (more direct) key workers' kids while the workers, er, work
Is she a key worker, the teachers in that school, other support staff?
At the risk of stating the obvious, you don't have to be key worker to be allowed to go to work. You don't even need to be doing 'essential' work, whatever that is.
Companies may be taking commercial decisions to close down parts of their operations, or to furlough their workforce. But you're still quite entitled to go to work if your employer is still doing business, whatever business that is.
Companies may be taking commercial decisions to close down parts of their operations, or to furlough their workforce. But you're still quite entitled to go to work if your employer is still doing business, whatever business that is.
jet_noise said:
My youngest sister is a dinner lady, yes they are still a thing in schools!
She is required as the school in which she works is one of those kept open to allow daily storage of (more direct) key workers' kids while the workers, er, work
Is she a key worker, the teachers in that school, other support staff?
6 members of staff in our local school for 1 child. She is required as the school in which she works is one of those kept open to allow daily storage of (more direct) key workers' kids while the workers, er, work
Is she a key worker, the teachers in that school, other support staff?
lol
I'm contracting at the moment for the NHS and Prison Service and have ID for both - nothing frontline.
When I was in the queue at a supermarket, the manager walked down the line asking if anyone was NHS or a keyworker. I was in shorts on my day off, 5th in line in the queue and said I didn't need priority.
But where do you draw the line? A Doctor won't be able to work if admin staff haven't booked the appointment, brought medical files to the clinic etc.
When I was in the queue at a supermarket, the manager walked down the line asking if anyone was NHS or a keyworker. I was in shorts on my day off, 5th in line in the queue and said I didn't need priority.
But where do you draw the line? A Doctor won't be able to work if admin staff haven't booked the appointment, brought medical files to the clinic etc.
deckster said:
At the risk of stating the obvious, you don't have to be key worker to be allowed to go to work. You don't even need to be doing 'essential' work, whatever that is.
Companies may be taking commercial decisions to close down parts of their operations, or to furlough their workforce. But you're still quite entitled to go to work if your employer is still doing business, whatever business that is.
This. Companies may be taking commercial decisions to close down parts of their operations, or to furlough their workforce. But you're still quite entitled to go to work if your employer is still doing business, whatever business that is.
It's clear from the TV ad they keep running - you're perfectly entitled to go to work, but they say you should work from home if you can.
My wife and I can work from home and took the decision to start doing so after Boris's briefing on 16th March. But there's nothing to stop us changing our mind and heading into the office. Well, apart from the kids being left home alone!
Funny username said:
jet_noise said:
My youngest sister is a dinner lady, yes they are still a thing in schools!
She is required as the school in which she works is one of those kept open to allow daily storage of (more direct) key workers' kids while the workers, er, work
Is she a key worker, the teachers in that school, other support staff?
6 members of staff in our local school for 1 child. She is required as the school in which she works is one of those kept open to allow daily storage of (more direct) key workers' kids while the workers, er, work
Is she a key worker, the teachers in that school, other support staff?
lol
I work in fleet management and have a letter/permit from the Dept of Transport confirming that our business can continue as we supply, indirectly, vehicles to NHS, police, infrastructure, food and delivery companies - so we do need to move vehicles up and down the country.
My other half works for a facilities management company that looks after Primary Care premises, and therefore also considered a Key worker.
We are both working from home, and other than one trip to move a 4x4 from Norfolk to the Peak District for a vet, I've not been further than the supermarket and pet shop in the last 5 weeks.
My other half works for a facilities management company that looks after Primary Care premises, and therefore also considered a Key worker.
We are both working from home, and other than one trip to move a 4x4 from Norfolk to the Peak District for a vet, I've not been further than the supermarket and pet shop in the last 5 weeks.
We’re both classed as key workers, she IT boss for logistics company looking after food and pharma, my work linked to Nuclear power.
Fortunately she can work from home, fortunately I cannot. The letters are doing a great job keeping the our son in check...otherwise it’s off to school....
Fortunately she can work from home, fortunately I cannot. The letters are doing a great job keeping the our son in check...otherwise it’s off to school....
r159 said:
We’re both classed as key workers, she IT boss for logistics company looking after food and pharma, my work linked to Nuclear power.
Fortunately she can work from home, fortunately I cannot. The letters are doing a great job keeping the our son in check...otherwise it’s off to school....
Is he called Bart?Fortunately she can work from home, fortunately I cannot. The letters are doing a great job keeping the our son in check...otherwise it’s off to school....
I am currently driving all over the country for public health England and I also have a letter stating that my movements are of vital importance to the health of the nation.
I have yet to have the chance to thrust it in the face of an over zealous policeman, if I don't get the chance before this is all over I will be well peed orf I can tell you.
Oh an I am delivering paper to printers so hmg can have the postman push more junk mail through letterboxes
I have yet to have the chance to thrust it in the face of an over zealous policeman, if I don't get the chance before this is all over I will be well peed orf I can tell you.
Oh an I am delivering paper to printers so hmg can have the postman push more junk mail through letterboxes
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