Choice to self isolate

[rainydogday]

Just reading through some posts on here and other threads. In the nhs if you don't go to work because you are worried about an elderly relative or partner who is vulnerable or even if you yourself has a high risk condition and you choose to self isolate, this is unpaid. This includes pregnancy, asthma and immune condition. Out of interest those in teaching how are they doing this? Are staff expected to come in to teach the key worker kids whatever? All so confusing. It's not for me, just interested.

My brother and sister are self isolating - he is a police officer and has somehow been allowed to work from home, she is an early years teacher. She's pregnant and he has health conditions that make him vulnerable.

I’m self isolating, severe asthma and an autoimmune condition. WFH. DD will visit her dad who probably won’t take this whole thing as seriously as I will but other than that my world will be very small for the next few months.

even if you yourself has a high risk condition and you choose to self isolate, this is unpaid

Are you sure about this OP?

I work for the NHS and this isn't my experience??

DH is a teacher and is working from home, as he was told to go home last week by SMT because DD is immunocompromised. He's head of department, so has been running the department via zoom and organising next week's lessons etc. And marking the whole department's Y10 exams which someone dropped off.

My question is, are you getting paid? Some of our staff are high risk and can't go off as will be unpaid. I guess they have to draw a line as otherwise most people would be off and there would be no nhs. We have many pregnant staff. All still working.

Following with interest.

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You didn’t ask that question though. Yes I am getting paid because I am still working, from home.

Sorry tried to edit my post but couldn't.

I guess teachers will be able to work from home much easier than a midwife or nurse. Just answering my own question!

Can I ask why you are interested in the pay aspect if you are neither an nhs worker nor a teacher?

I am an nhs worker and have colleagues and family members that are having to make some very tricky decisions based on finance/home and taking the risk in working. There very few front line nhs staff that can work from home. It's all quite sobering. Just wondered how other professions were doing it. I read on a teaching thread that a TA wouldn't be expected to work as she has elderly parents etc. There is no right or wrong and no one really knows what the hell is happening at work.