Virus restrictions lifted
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Hi,
So I'm trying to understand the situation better, I work for a company that doesn't care about its workers and am concerned they were more interested in putting a news article out to the team saying that the legal isolation period has gone yet convenienctly has not added the government recommendation was still to stay at home for five days. You see what I mean.
When I had covid I had a bad cough for one week, felt better the second week then dharoria however that's spelt the third week. I also possibly was responsible for passing this to mum who then spent a week in bed with aches. She is soul carer for her elderly mother who also ended up with it and could not eat for a week owing to a lack of taste.
If work wants to sit me next to a person with covid where do I stand?
So I'm trying to understand the situation better, I work for a company that doesn't care about its workers and am concerned they were more interested in putting a news article out to the team saying that the legal isolation period has gone yet convenienctly has not added the government recommendation was still to stay at home for five days. You see what I mean.
When I had covid I had a bad cough for one week, felt better the second week then dharoria however that's spelt the third week. I also possibly was responsible for passing this to mum who then spent a week in bed with aches. She is soul carer for her elderly mother who also ended up with it and could not eat for a week owing to a lack of taste.
If work wants to sit me next to a person with covid where do I stand?
Monkeylegend said:
Is that not a contradiction?
So 23000 posts and another useless contribution.OP ask the question to your HR dept, I'm also just waiting for official guidance from HR as it would appear that a person with covid can now come into work and doesn't even have to tell anyone, I'm not overly concerned but have team members who are caring for vulnerable people.
Jazoli said:
Monkeylegend said:
Is that not a contradiction?
So 23000 posts and another useless contribution.OP ask the question to your HR dept, I'm also just waiting for official guidance from HR as it would appear that a person with covid can now come into work and doesn't even have to tell anyone, I'm not overly concerned but have team members who are caring for vulnerable people.
On the assumption you, your Mum and her Mum are all vaccinated the only thing left is testing. You Mum can test before visitiing your Grandmother, my wife does this for her parents. When testing is no longer free, if your Grandmother is "vulnerable" then she may be able to get free LFT tests, she will also be eligible for a fourth vaccination on the assumption she is over 75 (or vulnerable).
Alternatively if you Mum is a registered carer that may mean they become freely available to her.
(While LFTs are available freely I would start ordering them as often as you can, register yourself, your Mum and your Grandmother)
Employers have very few resposibilities regarding covid and from 1 April they have none.
Alternatively if you Mum is a registered carer that may mean they become freely available to her.
(While LFTs are available freely I would start ordering them as often as you can, register yourself, your Mum and your Grandmother)
Employers have very few resposibilities regarding covid and from 1 April they have none.
Jazoli said:
Monkeylegend said:
Is that not a contradiction?
So 23000 posts and another useless contribution.OP ask the question to your HR dept, I'm also just waiting for official guidance from HR as it would appear that a person with covid can now come into work and doesn't even have to tell anyone, I'm not overly concerned but have team members who are caring for vulnerable people.
If you're ill, stay at home and get better. If you're not ill, go to work. If you're in contact with someone vulnerable, take some responsibility and make sure that both you and they are fully vaccinated.
Jazoli said:
Monkeylegend said:
Is that not a contradiction?
So 23000 posts and another useless contribution.OP ask the question to your HR dept, I'm also just waiting for official guidance from HR as it would appear that a person with covid can now come into work and doesn't even have to tell anyone, I'm not overly concerned but have team members who are caring for vulnerable people.
anonymous said:
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There is no longer a requirement for individual risk assessment for the clinically extremely vulnerable let alone potential 2nd contacts. But, employers are encouraged to "talk to them" 
https://www.hse.gov.uk/coronavirus/working-safely/...
StevieBee said:
The same place where you'd be if they had a cold.
We appear to have thankfully segued into the realms of applying common sense and personal responsibility to managing Covid.
This. We appear to have thankfully segued into the realms of applying common sense and personal responsibility to managing Covid.
I've literally witnessed people at work scrunch their faces up and look scornful when I suggest the same thing. They look like I've just slapped one of their kids. And these aren't drongos, either. They are of at least average intelligence, hold down jobs, raise children, vote at elections, etc.
Yet, after two years of stringent control, they've been reduced to the sort of people who wake up, think "I've got a sore throat" and start wondering how to proceed with their life. This was unimaginable 2 years ago.
edc said:
anonymous said:
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These are still needed. Health and Safety and the associated legislation hasn't gone away. Was the same possible with flu two years ago?
The organisation I work for has gone from being overly cautious (In my opinion of course) to dropping everything overnight, including working from home guidance (never benefitted from that anyway), no longer masks in the office when walking around or social distancing and Covid is now classed as a normal sickness period and will count towards sickness criteria for vacancies etc.
I think it's just how things are going to go from now onwards, I work for a large public sector organisation so you would expect they would be more cautious than the private sector
I think it's just how things are going to go from now onwards, I work for a large public sector organisation so you would expect they would be more cautious than the private sector
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