Employee refusing to work due to coronavirus fears
Employee refusing to work due to coronavirus fears
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Stay in Bed Instead

Original Poster:

22,362 posts

180 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Anyone had this please?

It's my office cleaner. They are there on their own once a week.

Fatball

645 posts

82 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Is it essential cleaning?

Stay in Bed Instead

Original Poster:

22,362 posts

180 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Not especially, why?

sw67

308 posts

182 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Yes - 15 in my place refusing to work. No pay but no formal action taken.

Stay in Bed Instead

Original Poster:

22,362 posts

180 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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sw67 said:
Yes - 15 in my place refusing to work. No pay but no formal action taken.
Wow, out of how many?

Fatball

645 posts

82 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Stay in Bed Instead said:
Not especially, why?
Why put an employee at risk of getting Corona virus on way to work or home for non essential cleaning one day a week.

I’d be tidying up myself if I had a need to be there rather than having an albeit small chance of my cleaner dying just for cleaning my office.

bitchstewie

64,148 posts

233 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Certainly isn't a job I'd want to be doing right now.

Stay in Bed Instead

Original Poster:

22,362 posts

180 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Fatball said:
Why put an employee at risk of getting Corona virus on way to work or home for non essential cleaning one day a week.

I’d be tidying up myself if I had a need to be there rather than having an albeit small chance of my cleaner dying just for cleaning my office.
Because that is what I pay them to do.

They won't catch the virus driving to work and back!

NNH

1,547 posts

155 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Stay in Bed Instead said:
Fatball said:
Why put an employee at risk of getting Corona virus on way to work or home for non essential cleaning one day a week.

I’d be tidying up myself if I had a need to be there rather than having an albeit small chance of my cleaner dying just for cleaning my office.
Because that is what I pay them to do.

They won't catch the virus driving to work and back!
I wouldn't want to work for you either.

DoubleD

22,154 posts

131 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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bhstewie said:
Certainly isn't a job I'd want to be doing right now.
I wouldnt want to do it at any time

anonymous-user

77 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Stay in Bed Instead said:
Because that is what I pay them to do.

They won't catch the virus driving to work and back!
Unless its essential it really is good advice to just stay at home. I doubt your cleaner regards cleaning your office as essential, and I hope you don't penalise them for that choice

Stay in Bed Instead

Original Poster:

22,362 posts

180 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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hucumber said:
Unless its essential it really is good advice to just stay at home. I doubt your cleaner regards cleaning your office as essential, and I hope you don't penalise them for that choice
That is not the official government advice.

JamesRF

1,069 posts

121 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Stay in Bed Instead said:
Because that is what I pay them to do.

They won't catch the virus driving to work and back!
Wow.

craigjm

20,442 posts

223 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Stay in Bed Instead said:
Fatball said:
Why put an employee at risk of getting Corona virus on way to work or home for non essential cleaning one day a week.

I’d be tidying up myself if I had a need to be there rather than having an albeit small chance of my cleaner dying just for cleaning my office.
Because that is what I pay them to do.

They won't catch the virus driving to work and back!
Won’t they? And how about at work whilst cleaning? Are you providing additional PPE?

If you are doing office work why aren’t you all working from home?


Fatball

645 posts

82 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Stay in Bed Instead said:
Fatball said:
Why put an employee at risk of getting Corona virus on way to work or home for non essential cleaning one day a week.

I’d be tidying up myself if I had a need to be there rather than having an albeit small chance of my cleaner dying just for cleaning my office.
Because that is what I pay them to do.

They won't catch the virus driving to work and back!
Read what you’ve just typed. You’re happy to put an employee at risk because you pay them. Good luck.

bitchstewie

64,148 posts

233 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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DoubleD said:
bhstewie said:
Certainly isn't a job I'd want to be doing right now.
I wouldnt want to do it at any time
Perhaps but it's important work and many people have little choice.

Those that have to do it almost certainly don't sign up to risking their health when they think they're simply cleaning the average office.

Stay in Bed Instead

Original Poster:

22,362 posts

180 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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NNH said:
I wouldn't want to work for you either.
Shame, I've apparently got a job going too. £20 ph.

biggrin


anonymous-user

77 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Stay in Bed Instead said:
That is not the official government advice.
You sound like a really nice person to work for, I'm surprised your cleaner isn't doing voluntary overtime, cleaning your house and car and polishing your shoes purely out of gratitude

anonymous-user

77 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Surely nobody can be that much of a dick. Must be a joke thread.

The entire office should be working from home and the cleaner won't want to catch something from cleaning up after people. Unbelievable.

Stay in Bed Instead

Original Poster:

22,362 posts

180 months

Friday 27th March 2020
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Fatball said:
Read what you’ve just typed. You’re happy to put an employee at risk because you pay them. Good luck.
They aren't at any more risk than any other employee including myself.

Would you like to see all non essential businesses close? That is categorically not the government advice.