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Have you been offered to work/stay at home by your employer? POLL

Have you been offered to work/stay at home by your employer?

  • NO

    Votes: 5 25.0%

  • YES

    Votes: 15 75.0%
  • Total voters
    20
  • Poll closed .
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WHO https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses

Who is at risk of developing severe illness?
"While we are still learning about how COVID-2019 affects people, older persons and persons with pre-existing medical conditions (such as high blood pressure, heart disease, lung disease, cancer or diabetes) appear to develop serious illness more often than others. "

GOV https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...protecting-older-people-and-vulnerable-adults

"3. Employers "should" allow working from home."

Some employers are/are not allowing diabetes patients to stay home during the pandemic.
1 large employer automatically sent all employees with diabetes home. Another large employer said no need.
How do we get the message to our employers to be consistent?
 
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What message? Diabetes is not included in the current government (medical experts) list of diseases that should force self isolation. Well controlled diabetes is not a significant risk of coronavirus complications, any more than flu.

Of course, if you have other conditions that are included, that’s a different matter.

All you have to do is observe the self distancing rules. And make sure the rest of your work colleagues do the same. That applies to ‘normal’ folk as well.
 
mikeyB said:
What message? Diabetes is not included in the current government (medical experts) list of diseases that should force self isolation. Well controlled diabetes is not a significant risk of coronavirus complications, any more than flu.

Of course, if you have other conditions that are included, that’s a different matter.

All you have to do is observe the self distancing rules. And make sure the rest of your work colleagues do the same. That applies to ‘normal’ folk as well.
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I am confused. Surely we are at increased risk of flu because otherwise why would we be eligible for free flu vaccinations and the pneumological vaccine? Obviously there is no vaccine for coronavirus yet. During the last week the government has said that diabetics are in the vulnerable group but not the high risk group.
 
I meant to say not the VERY high risk group.
 
My husband is (NHS designated) high risk - less than 50% lung capacity on a good day, if anyone anywhere near him at any time, gets yet another chest infection. Steroid inhaler daily, added ABs and steroid tablets if he's met anyone that breathes a germ out.
 
Any number of us don't work for an employer anyway hence we can't take part in the poll.
 
I initially got sent home whilst clarification was sort, then I was back in work the next day.
 
At home for the next 3 weeks at least although i can see that getting extended,

Company i work for closed as of 5PM yesterday.
 
Our office is completely shut with everyone working from home since 16th March, switchboard team did have to go in for a few days last week, but thankfully the office was almost empty, but they managed to set them up with laptops so they can now operate the switchboard from home.
 
Grannylorraine said:
Our office is completely shut with everyone working from home since 16th March, switchboard team did have to go in for a few days last week, but thankfully the office was almost empty, but they managed to set them up with laptops so they can now operate the switchboard from home.
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Yes, skype works well for most meetings. Be interesting to hear from those who have to go into workplace what their options are.
 
I'm a postal worker with well controlled type 1 diabetes. Now entering my second week of being off by my own choice. Although not considered high risk, the lack of PPE/social distancing in the morning at my job does not make the risk of Ketoacidosis, loss of limb, sight, kidney failure, death, or catching or transmitting the disease to my young family worth it. It seems public health England and the world health organisation are at odds over whether we're vulnerable or not, as the day before I went off, and Boris announced shielding for extremely vulnerable people, I read a list of people who should social distance on gov.uk, that included diabetics. If I was to put my tin foil hat on, I'd say we're not on the list because there's far too many of us, and the workforce would completely cease all together. It sounds like at our place you either take your annual leave, or take unpaid special leave. Both are not the best options, but will keep me away from Coronavirus
 
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I work in a school. Initially told to stay off but last week i asked about an update and was told to check with gp. While waiting for gp to ring, i checked with union. They said to stay home, gp said i could go back but MUST social distance (hard to do when working with children), advice on website is to social distance and work from home if possible. All very confusing. Am currently still off (also have asthma but well controlled) but reviewing situation weekly. I want to go in and work but at the same time i'm worried about picking anything up or passing it on.
 
Still plodding along at work.
 
I work in construction and I’ve always been at home one day a week . I was sent home nearly 3 weeks ago, I’m working from home for the foreseeable future . No hassle at all from the company I work for .
 
I’ve been working from home for the last two and a half weeks but I am also pregnant so my boss instructed me to work from home. I finish on Friday for maternity leave anyway but I have just been working remotely doing as much as I can. I’m a teacher in a special school. There’s only 7 pupils in school and the rest of the staff work on a rota system to look after them. Those that aren’t isolating anyway...
 
I'm on annual leave at the moment, spoke with my manager yesterday and been told I can work from home for the time being, doing e-learning, research and training packages...I'm very relieved!
 
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