Does the 24/48 hour D&V rule apply to work?

[Afternooninthepark]

I work a couple of days per week for a mildly disabled man. I am not so much a carer but basically his driver, I dive him to appointments and clubs etc and usually help him out there and stay with him at his clubs and drive him back home. I am due to work today and tomorrow but he informs me that he was vomiting yesterday. I have worked for him for 8 months and this isn’t a normal thing for him so must be a bug. He expects me to work with him today and tbh, as a major emetophobia sufferer, I am panicking. My family and I are due to go away for a few days this weekend and I really don’t want to pick up something and pass it onto the kids and dh.
Obviously, the kids schools always have a 48 hour rule. Would this apply to a work situation? I don’t know how I stand on this kind of thing but I know I really don’t want to actively be near someone who I know has been vomiting all day yesterday!

If you don't go in his house, keep the car windows open and clean the door handles ect after, as long as you don't get to close to him it will he fine.

I would probably speak to him first and ask him if he's sure that he wants to go as you know he would feel terrible if he passed the bug on to one of his elderly friends who would really suffer with dehydration in those heat with a bug on top ect, lay that on thick. He will probably cancel and then you won't have to worry .

He’s not elderly, he’s only 30 and lives with his parents. He has slight learning difficulties and I don’t think he fully understands the implications of passing on a bug to others. I’ve tried calling his parents but they are both at work and not answering my calls!! Ahh, I’m going to have to go in regardless, so not looking forward to this.

Then be brisk but caring and tell him the rules are 48hr before socialising after vomiting and you'll be looking forward to seeing him when he's all better.

I wouldn't be risking it.

I'm not sure he'd be allowed to go to his club if he's had D&V so recently. Can you/he check with the club?

I would inform him that the rules are 48 hours I wouldn't want to risk working alongside someone who was still throwing up less than 24 hours ago. Just because he is older doesn't mean they apply any less. Do you have a formal contract and a boss, if so what do they say?

I think it's fine for you to not go - what are the arrangements normally if something prevents you going?