DH can't get into bother at work for needing to isolate twice, or can he? Positive result in the home.

[Yellowc]

Yesterday I received a positive result which obviously means my household now has to isolate no exceptions and we will.

The concern DH has is that he has already had a 14 days quarantine period off work in March and he's worried he's going to face a disciplinary for needing another, and is worried they'll think he was pulling a fast one before.

Me and DS had some of the textbook symptoms in March but couldn't get tested, we had to quarantine just in case.

I have the text and email confirming my positive result as of yesterday and he can also show evidence of me being contacted by track and trace. He's going to email these over.

He shouldn't be worried should he?

For context his boss isn't remotely understanding and is widely disliked in the work place for his poor treatment of staff.

It might be worth asking if there are projects to work on at home...as, although it seems unlikely that there would be, you never know.

I'll wrap this up here but just wanted to say that this post isn't about me being anxious. DH has a legitimate concern. I wasn't sitting here flapping about it, he was apprehensive about having to have the conversation with his boss and with good reason because he is the least understanding person he's ever worked for and is quite frankly an arse.

I appreciate it looks very clear cut from an outsiders perspective and no employee should have to have those concerns given the circumstances and what's going on in the world, but not every boss is understanding and cares about doing the right thing.

I did not think the boss would ask DH to go in, but DH was concerned that he may face a disciplinary upon returning or may even lose his job because this will have been the second time he's had to stay off citing covid and he has been there less than 2 years.

This same boss gave another colleague a hard time for staying off work after a relative tested positive and told her "well that's your relative it's not you"

I'm glad some PP's can see where I was coming from.

I apologise if I sounded snippy in my last post, I've bore the brunt of the shit side of MN this past 24 hours and have had no end of pile ons and sarcasm.

I'm not a hysterical person, I'm having a difficult time and was asking for advice.

It seemed appropriate to start a new thread for this question as it was for DH's benefit not mine.

Thank you for the contributions.

Post as many times as you like OP. There will always be arsey posters sadly.

I apologise if I sounded snippy in my last post, I've bore the brunt of the shit side of MN this past 24 hours and have had no end of pile ons and sarcasm

I wasn't being arsey when I suggested you stay away from the internet, you have posted about issues with facebook and with posts here (and I didn't search you out I just noticed your threads over the past few days), it was a genuine thought that you might feel less stressed overall with out online stress.

I hope your DH doesn't have any work issues

I think it's a very valuable thread - as we all need to know the scenarios panning out - because Covid is unchartered territory. I imagine there are people who have had to have three or more spells of absence this year for the very same reasons. I would think that union officials will be compiling data about what has happened in parallel situations to help them to make their predictions, use their judgement and frame their advice based on precedence. You're doing all readers a service by sharing your experience, and I hope someone here's experience will serve you well, in turn. Those symptoms back in March do sound like Covid, don't they - the metallic taste and also your DC symptoms. Very valid what one poster wrote about the kids going back in September.

Sorry if this is quite inappropriate to suggest, but is offering to forfeit some holiday something which would be relevant...or maybe offering to volunteer for some August bank holiday shifts or Christmas time shifts, when other colleagues don't want to work? Just showing willing, is what I mean.

www.acas.org.uk/coronavirus/self-isolation-and-sick-pay

Is there anywhere he can stay for a couple of weeks if he tests negative? If positive, he'll have to stay home with you.

The company I work for ( although i am still furloughed at the moment ) have stated that the absence policy still stands as before so we could potentially go to disciplinary for isolation periods and catching covid. People i know who are at work are already on a written warning for absence so really worried if they have to isolate they will be disciplined for it. Its crazy and no doubt will stop people being honest and phoning in sick as they will worry about losing their job.

Nobody knows this virus well enough to say you can’t be infected twice.

We don't know whether everyone gains immunity after infection, or how long that immunity might last. There may be more than one strain of the virus and it may have had time to mutate since March.

You don't know that you may not become infected a third time and face this again.

He should also join a union asap.
This. Good advice for everyone.

Is there anywhere he can stay for a couple of weeks if he tests negative? If positive, he'll have to stay home with you.

OP has tested positive which means everyone else in the household needs to self-isolate for 14 days regardless of test results, this is to accommodate the possible incubation period. He could test negative today but actually be incubating it and then develop symptoms three days from now.

@KittyFantastico

Is there anywhere he can stay for a couple of weeks if he tests negative? If positive, he'll have to stay home with you.

OP has tested positive which means everyone else in the household needs to self-isolate for 14 days regardless of test results, this is to accommodate the possible incubation period. He could test negative today but actually be incubating it and then develop symptoms three days from now.

Yes of course, Kitty, I wasn't thinking.