I wish there was a contingency plan for those key workers working Christmas Day.

[LittleMissLockdown]

So after yesterdays announcement that you can only celebrate with family on the 25th unsurprisingly DH, a senior member of staff in the care sector, has woken up to lots of his staff messaging to say the no longer want to work on Christmas day.

He's frustrated but he completely understands why, as normally those working the 25th can see family on boxing day or Christmas eve but this year obviously that's not an option.

So it's now looking like DH will have to cover the entire 15 hour Christmas day shift as he is foreseeing that whoever he rotas will eitjer call in sick or just not turn up.

I know it's not the end of the world and I'm just having a moan. However, I do wish there had been some consideration towards those key workers who will find themselves working on the 25th and who now wont get any chance at all to see family.

Anyone else find themselves in a similar situation

@LittleMissLockdown

So after yesterdays announcement that you can only celebrate with family on the 25th unsurprisingly DH, a senior member of staff in the care sector, has woken up to lots of his staff messaging to say the no longer want to work on Christmas day.

He's frustrated but he completely understands why, as normally those working the 25th can see family on boxing day or Christmas eve but this year obviously that's not an option.

So it's now looking like DH will have to cover the entire 15 hour Christmas day shift as he is foreseeing that whoever he rotas will eitjer call in sick or just not turn up.

I know it's not the end of the world and I'm just having a moan. However, I do wish there had been some consideration towards those key workers who will find themselves working on the 25th and who now wont get any chance at all to see family.

Anyone else find themselves in a similar situation

They'll be calling in sick with "food poisoning" rather than the flu

@Vivana

I work in a care home and working Xmas eve and day and boxing day.

That's utterly rubbish. I'm sure the residents will thank you for it though. Ironically this was meant to be DHs first time not on shift on Christmas Day in years. He was going in on Christmas eve and Boxing day but now it's likely to be all 3. I hope your shifts are uneventful.

They'll be calling in sick with "food poisoning" rather than the flu.

Probably, I appreciate it's often a thankless job but I wouldn't put anything past some of them. Although 'food poisoning' is possible too dull, some of the excuses I've heard over the years have been quite creative.