To moan about workplace social distancing? (am I high risk)

[Yellowskies1988]

I work in a fresh food packaging factory which is a keyworker role. Canteen rules are "strictly" 1 to a table (their are plenty of notices up)

But the staff who pack on the lines are working shoulder to shoulder, the shifts (days noons and nights) still have oncoming staff handing over at face from the following shift. 1 locker room between the shifts, must be 1000 lockers, everybody has their own but it's very tight. Especially as one shift is coming in and one is going. We had no briefing today regarding the social distancing and such from Mondays PM national address and its been business as usual. I noticed TODAY on FB that said company are looking to set on temporary contacts with immidiate starts (make hay whilst the sun shines I guess) further putting us in contact with more infrequent agency staff.

Anyway my wife has a terminal illness. She still works part time but showing signs. Out 2 boys are at home. 8 and 5 years. 8 YO is autistic, special school had a place but wife has changed her shift pattern as its 3 hours oer day (care home) to accommodate me full time. Am I more at high risk than I am key worker? What happens if I am High risk financially? Will I be immidiatly entitled to the 80% sick pay?

I appreciate so many covid19 posts but thanks for reading guys.

Didn't want to read and run, but it's such a stressful situation!
Have you discussed it with your HR? Have you got a union in your workplace?
I have no advice really, and so many people more knowledgeable than me, but sending positive thoughts your way. It's hard for your family regardless, the added stress of the virus must be making things so much mor edifficult.

Same boat as you regards work.
We have a few people in your situation and they've been to hr. One person is staying home with their at risk relative, not sure what the other one is doing. Work did say it would be classed as self isolation and not 80% of wages but nobody seems very clear on it.
As of today our hr are wfh so not sure how that will work now.
At the minute I'm taking my colleagues on trust that if they showed symptoms they wouldn't come in, I work shoulder to shoulder with these people every day so were all ooking out for each other.

Hope you manage to get it sorted and everyone stays safe. I think many people forget there are thousands of us stuck in factories with little social distancing!