What the Rules for Covid and Working?
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Does anyone know the rules for working while having Covid. Struggling to find a definitive answer online
Yeah the days of having to stay away seem to be over. Most places don’t even test anymore and if you get covid and choose to stay off it will count as a sick day i think
Same as any other contagious illness, you should stay home/minimise contact with people not to pass it on. If applicable (obviously isn’t for everyone) work from home.
Our work place treats it much as the same as any other cold/flu type illness, if you are well enough to come in then do so, if you are really unwell with it then phone in sick.
ch7leach Can I ask what can of industry you work in. I work in a pub and have been told not to come into work.
eyeballkerry retail/trade counter sales. But you should follow the rules of what your employer gives you. Do they pay sick? How do they know you have COVID?. I don't test anymore and have not for a while, if I don't test I can't have a test that shows I'm positive. My work don't require me to test
Some people choose not to come in and that's fine as I can understand they don't want to infect the vulnerable. Some will still go to work because bills to pay I guess
"There are no coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions in the UK. If you have COVID-19 you should try to stay at home." www.gov.uk/coronavirus
Work in education. We no longer have to test. Can go in but it's probably going round as no one tests. Treating it like a cold or flu
That's still a thing? They got rid of it almost everywhere I've seen, thankfully.
Covid= Stay off work 5 days meaning you lose first 3 days pay...SO WRONG We are Support Workers & a
Colleague had symptoms, tested at home other week came up negative, I worked with her on my birthday even!
On the Friday she came to work & took a test,had to go home,the service users ended up with it but no bad affects as both vaccinated fully. I have been looking after these,at one time we would get a bit extra for doing so NOT now,worked on my own sometimes as we were short staffed cos of Covid..
My other colleague now has it,had bad headaches & really bad pains in her legs...
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