Child told to self isolate - what have other parents done?

[Cyclingwidow15]

My son has been sent home from school today as there was a confirmed case in his class. He now has to self isolate for 2 weeks.

My question is for anyone else who has had a child who had to self isolate - what did you do about taking time off work to stay home with your self isolating child?

I’ve already told my workplace I won’t be in all of next week, not great and I can’t work from home either. They are understanding.

I’ve told my husband he will need to speak to his workplace and take the following week off. I am anticipating them not being as understanding. Where does he stand in regards to this? What are his rights?

Obviously my son has to isolate and he’s of primary age so too young to be left alone. So either way one of us has to stay home. I felt it fairer if we split the time off work between us.

The 14 days isolation starts from the day they have symptoms but the day they get positive result I think?

So if the child has symptoms 5 days ago and result today then there's only 9 days left to isolate.

I would be checking this and checking with school but that's how it works in my school.

Today was our daughters first day of freedom after having to isolate. She's only 1, so it wasn't a big struggle, but missing nursery was a pain seeing as we still have to pay for it.

My partner is able to work from home, so she looked after her on the days I had to work. I covered childcare on the days I didn't have to go in to work.

I'd guess if your workplaces are flexible enough then both of you taking a week each would be the fairest way.

I work from home so we're expected to home school and do our working day. If we can't it's unpaid leave. This is why a lot of workers are off sick with mental illness

My daughter was sent home this week too, this is the second time her class has had to isolate.

In terms of taking time off from work it would be classed as unpaid parental leave just as it would if they was off sick from school with something else. I dont think they can actually say no as its circumstances out of your control but they don't have to pay him, they may let him take annual leave if he has any

Thanks I thought it might be unpaid leave. How annoying. Will see what they say next week when he goes in on Monday.

It’s 14 days from yesterday so I am off all week next week and then my husband will need to take mon-wed off the week after, probably unpaid

We both have set days Mon-Fri, my husband can’t WFH either.

I will get paid for being off I would imagine.

That’s very generous of your work if you’ll get paid for being off! Usually it’s unpaid if a child has to isolate.

Does he have any annual leave he can take instead?

Your employer is extremely good if they pay you for time off due to childcare

We are sharing it and I.git paid last time. They haven't mentioned not paying me this time. We haven't got much choice either way.

My husband has used all of his annual leave. They made him use it before the end of September and he also owes them 2 weeks annual leave due to lockdown which they all have to owe the company back in overtime over the next 5 years

1 of my dc has been sent home to self isolate.. She shares a bedroom.
And has 4 siblings..
Should be challenging...

From what I understand I don’t think they have to isolate from other household members when in the house though. It just means they can’t go out, they have to stay home. I hope you’re child is okay

We are in this situ from the actions of a selfish madam at their school. Socialising as normal a week into lockdown...
Why are some people so dim??