For comparison, How is your work dealing with all this?

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Like many others. Getting incredibly anxious.

My work (huge household name with a multi billion turnover) informed us this afternoon we would only be paid in the event of a lockdown. In the meantime, I have several colleagues self isolating who will get statutory sick pay.

With many of my workforce being working parents, and with the schools closing tomorrow, we have also been informed should we need time of due to parental responsibility we will receive no pay-not even eligible for statutory as it's our choice effectively to take care of the dc's.

We all can work from home, however work have only ordered enough secure laptops for possibly one out of every seven people to do so.

There is zero sanitizers at work, and it appears the cleaners aren't coming in anymore.

I have flushed hot and cold today, and mentioned to my boss I have a sore throat. I was told this wasn't a symptom and I was fine. Came home and Dp has similar symptoms. More than likely a cold, but works reaction was worrying, and I quote ''Well if you don't have a high temperature you haven't got it.''

Dreading going in tomorrow. The atmosphere is hideous.

Mixed messages
If you self isolate - ssp or use your holidays or it will be used in the Bradford score
Diagnosed you'll be paid
Wfh if your a parent
If your a parent and can't work full pay
Not a parent you have to come in
It's all over the place

I work for one of the big guys of food manufacturing.

They've been really, really good.

Office staff told they must wfh, and given instructions to buy desks, chairs, monitors etc and claim back through expenses. Regular 'touchy feely' check ins via Skype.

Told to not be afraid to say 'no'- working from home does not mean being available 24/7. We've been told that they understand that having kids home, dogs barking etc will mean interruptions and their only ask is that we do what we can.

The staff based in the factories have been given extra hand sanitizer, spacing in communal areas, extra PPE, and changes to shift times and handovers to stagger out large groups being together. Assurances that isolation periods will be on full sick pay with no adverse affects on bonuses.

Work in optics , no methods to deep clean . Toilet facilities bare . Face to face contact with people ; I'm in the vulnerable group.
Boss unwilling to let anyone work from home even though we can , still insisting on packing as many people in as we can

Dunno it hasn't been mentioned yet. Total radio silence. I'm assuming if I have to be off I can take it unpaid or use annual leave as usual.

Work have been good honest and upfront, money is a problem now no one wants to pay . It's going to be a difficult few months I think everyone will be affected.

Brilliant in terms of cleanliness on site.

Shit in terms of working from home. There's 3,500 of us on site and you wouldn't have even known today that there was a pandemic due to all the people in the office.

This is the official communication. They think our existing childcare arrangements for Easter will still stand?!

Oh and another email saying All working from home will be "logged with HR". 🙄 What does that even mean?! Why the need to log it?!

Very well, thank goodness. First messaging was a little confused, but they've got themselves sorted now.

If you're ill, or self-isolating and can't wfh, or looking after a vulnerable relative, or can't wfh because looking after children, you are still paid fully.

Many of us already worked from home and were well set up. Almost all the others have been sent home with laptops and phones. Lots of support between staff, with experienced helping people settle into home working. We are encouraged to wfh as far as is reasonable whilst also looking after children, line managers being understanding about what is manageable in the time we have. If you can't manage it then you are still paid. We tend to be an organisation of over-workers, so no one is taking the piss, and some teams involved in Corona response so everyone is doing what they can to help.

Public sector. Haven't had a pay rise in 10 years and exhausted from Brexit work, but coming through for us now.

Private childcare facility here.
SSP if off.
Business as usual.
No meter rule.
Same close contact on a daily basis.

Work for a university and they've been fantastic.

Messages coming out frequently to respond to developments, including links to wellbeing and counselling programmes if people are stressed.

Students have been reassured that they can stay in halls if they have nowhere else to go (e.g. international, estranged, care leavers).

They tried to keep cleaning and provide soap/sanitiser early on (though we were hit by shortages). Supported WFH early if you were in a vulnerable group or needed to for another reason, all sent home now and buildings closing.

Message today saying parents with children at home will be paid, no need to use leave. Don't worry: do what you can and keep your manager informed so they can cover essential services where needed but no negative consequences if you can't work.

My team all had laptops as we work across two campuses so it's a fairly easy transition for us. I know it's been harder on those who didn't already have laptops and they are scrambling round trying to get them.

Obviously huge impact of cancelled/remote exams for current students and cancelled A levels for incoming students so lots of stress but my manager has been very clear our first priority is looking after ourselves and our families, next is reassuring/looking after students and anything else can wait.

I feel so lucky and so sad for people who aren't being treated well by their employer, or for smaller organisations that can't weather the storm

In vulnerable group. So WFH on our family computer using ordinary dining chair which is awful for my shoulders. Using my personal mobile to phone the office and IT support. The IT is awful everything takes ages to do and really miss not having two screens for the work I do. So feel very stressed.
They are supposed to be getting us laptops but I would imagine these will be old and decrepit ones and it will take them ages to sort out.
DH also wfh and my 2 children are teenagers year 10 an year 11. But I would imagine one colleague in particular with a younger child will take the Micky and do naff all (whilst on full pay) whilst I am knocking my pan in getting stressed and feeling like I am drowning in treacle with the IT problems I’ve had.

ICU nurse. Annual leave last week and part of this week, not in until Sunday. Dreading it...lots of supportive texts on our work WhatsApp group thanking colleagues for assistance in officiating circumstances so presuming we have some patients with the virus. I know for sure they’ve set up a separate bay to isolate them

I’m not in the kind of job that can be done from home so my work place is closed to the public but the staff still have to go in. They have us tidying and cleaning and sorting things out, to be honest it’s been good to get on with stuff without the public getting in the way 😆 we do miss them though.
We’ve been told that so long as we’re working we get paid. They can even redeploy us to other departments if they need to.
If we’re forced into a total lockdown we’ll get paid but until then it’s business as usual, by ourselves.
My kids are older so don’t need looked after but colleagues with small children have to try and fit their hours in around any childcare they have managed to arrange. If they can’t do that and take time off they don’t get paid.

Non optional utility based...

Business as usual. Have moved desks apart a bit but 100 people per floor.

Looking at how working from home would work but detrimental to customers and how we currently provide the service.
Potentially looking at not being an option if children at home as too distracting anyway.

Sick pay if showing symptoms and isolating but otherwise no pay if not there.

Which is SO MUCH FUN as a single parent trying to avoid relying on parents and so having to rely on ex.

I’m in Ireland and I’m a teacher, school is closed (no online lessons) and I’m still being paid.

I'm quite envious of all of you with good employers. Mine have been shit.

Until the start of this week they were busy pretending nothing was happening.
On Tuesday we got some disinfectant wipes. If your are self isolating you don't get paid. If we are forced to close we don't get paid.
It's a small business with a fairly healthy cushion of funds, but I'm guessing my employer wants to keep that cushion to make sure he's not going to lose out to much. He has said that even if he can claim something from the government to help pay us he won't be doing so. I'm stunned how easily he has thrown us all under a bus and not even tried to do anything to help any of us. People that have worked for him for many years and he just doesn't give a damn about any of us.

When all of this is eventually over I will be looking for a better employer.

I work in a supermarket so obviously cannot work from home, I'm getting very anxious having to serve the customers but what choice do I have.

For the most part, brilliantly. I work for a FTSE100 multi-national. After a wfh trial 2 weeks ago, everyone moved to wfh last week and our offices are mostly shut bar a select few critical staff, mainly C-suite. For the most part, the transition has been seamless.

The company have been very proactive in ensuring managers check in on their teams. They've put out guidance on physical health and mental health, and have ensured we have access to resources like webinars on dealing with anxiety. They've stressed that our wellbeing and that of our families is their priority.

Where they haven't done so well is around parental responsibility. No specific guidance has been given and parents are worried about losing their jobs. I think there's a soft expectation that people can find a way, going to part-time hours, tag-teaming with their partner or logging on at night. These aren't always possible, and they'll need to address this asap as it's causing a lot of stress.

Backbone of Britain company here.
Have said nothing to us. Worse than useless. We're all worried sick but there's no communication. Don't know if we'd get pay in the event if a lock down. Or if self isolating or off with kids.
Feel like a mushroom. Kept in the dark and fed shit.

We are all wfh until further notice, and have been told that they understand that these are exceptional circumstances at the moment and we should all just do our best and get through it. It's reassuring to know that they understand that people may not be glued to laptops for 8 hours a day

I work for a LA - whilst I would get full pay if sick or self-isolating, if I still had to take dependency leave it would be unpaid or annual leave.
But my head of service literally eye-rolls if someone mentions self-isolation. She is desperate to keep our service going (and it is a vital one tbf) but seems to be doing so to the detriment of our health.
I'm envious of those of you who have caring employers

I have MS so I'm pretty scared.

I don't worry much past that, whats the point?

I've no soap, no anti bacterial wipes and no food. I'm having to self catheterisa.. with no provision.. butni won't worry.

I work for a large, global software company. They're being very good - pretty much everyone is wfh as of this week (I did anyway). They've been working on expanding VPN capacity etc to support this for several weeks. There seems to be good understanding that people need to look after their families.

Progressive company.
All told to work from home.
All calls are optional. We are not obliged to attend any given that we may have childcare requirements. They get that it may not be possible.
Feel very lucky. We also haven’t gone crazy and stockpiled, but have enough for next 10 days or so.
Plus water is running, electricity is on and we have wifi. And food, despite people’s’ greed is not being rationed yet.
Just having continuous reliable electricity makes me feel lucky. We’re in a very fortunate bracket

Oh but I have no anti bacterial wipes or gel, hardly any soap, nappies or milk for my child as some people have decided to buy more than they could ever need. But I’m hoping
To find ways around that. And my child is old enough that he can cope without milk if need be. I’m out of that period where baby stuff is so very critical.