To be worried I may lose my job

[Whitegrenache]

I work in the pharmaceutical industry and obviously and quite rightly all reps have been told to not go to hospitals and surgery's

If this continues then they will be all out of jobs...

I am in a supportive role so also will
Be at risk

This is causing me some mild anxiety and I'm more worried than this than getting the virus

Is anyone else also worried about the effect on their employment?

I work in Travel and we’re all very worried. Trump stopping travel from UK to US over Easter is a massive blow to the industry.

To the nursery staff, I am assuming even if nurseries close, parents still have to pay for the nursery fees? I am expecting to.

Shouldn't the employees therefore be paid? Or are the nursery staff worried parents will pull their children out of nursery?

All my work has been put on hold by my clients...

Pretty sure we are cancelling all of our programming for six weeks on Monday. I think my job is fine (as I’ll be mopping up the administrative disaster that will inevitably unfold) but our front line staff may be looking at temp layoffs. I’m not looking forward to Monday morning.

Will it come down to economy vs vulnerable people mortality

A balance of both hopefully. Neither can be sacrificed for the other entirely.

it’s the insurance companies they should be pointing the finger at. What they are doing is criminal.

Agree to a point, but I suppose in these extraordinary circumstances they can't afford to pay out to everyone or they'd go bust too?

@eyesbiggerthanstomach - The majority just won’t pay. It’s hard enough to get them to pay under normal circumstances - most parents believe that childcare should be free.

@BMW6 - But that’s the risk that insurance companies take. That’s the point of insurance, surely? Not for them to take your money and then when something happens turn round and say tough luck.

I feel like I’ve been robbed genuinely.

My DH has already lost his job. Has an interview next week but if the nursery closes we'll need him home to look after DD. So we'll be down one income and still paying fees (so there's a nursery for her to go back to).

@EYProvider

I see that. Ridiculous they expect it to be free!!

I would pay as (selfishly) I would be so worried about my DS losing his place long term.

I guess the other issue is if parents are losing their jobs in other sectors they can't afford the child care and so will be forced to pull their children.

I'm in the same boat

EYProvider
Of course, I totally get that you have paid for insurance that is now not honouring their obligations!

But the fact is these are circumstances that were NOT foreseen by their risk assessments - consequently they haven;t taken enough in premiums to cover claims made.

I would be astonished if the next insurance policy premiums weren't at least doubled to cover this future risk .

I'm a small business owner. If schools close then our work will go down by 80% immediately and 100% longer term.

I have enough cash in the business to pay me and the 2 employees for 3 months or either me or them for 6 months.

So a hard decision- do I make them redundant or have no income myself.

Well i still feel anxious today - probably more.