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Work sent a lady home yesterday with cough,breathing trouble, temp but she isback intoday?!?

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Wankerchief · 07/01/2021 12:24

Sent home at 5
Rang in today and said a paramedic tested her and said shes fine possibly a chrat infection so is back in fir her night shift. Manager says this if fine - has seenno test results but its fine and that because they sent her home not self isolation it fine.
Im on shift with her and worried we work in a tin box with no ventilation

This cant be right, i cant refuse to work with her apparently
Do ambulance crew test people?

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Wankerchief · 02/02/2021 08:04

@goatsgalore

How did this pan out OP?
More staff caught it including manager who is still off. I went back on the 21st,shift supervisor has been ‘redistributed’ to another store. Ive not met the new one, we work conflicting shifts ironically.
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Wankerchief · 02/02/2021 08:05

[quote DippyDetetcive]@Wankerchief Can you name and shame?[/quote]
No. I need my job.

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Goodbye2020Hello2021 · 02/02/2021 08:06

It’s been a few weeks now. Are you back at work OP?
How have your managers treated you since your last update?

Goodbye2020Hello2021 · 02/02/2021 08:07

Xpost!
Did you sort out the ‘disciplinary meeting’?

scubadive · 02/02/2021 08:08

Regardless of covid test, you shouldn’t be expected to work in a poorly ventilated box, what about the ventilate advice.

In addition a chest infection would out you at risk of more severe covid symptoms were you to then catch it. I would refuse to work and your colleague should have some respect for your health.

skodadoda · 02/02/2021 08:10

OP, I hope this gives you confidence to never feel that you should have kept your mouth shut. It’s very poor management that has to use threats to keep employees in line. Good job area management have got involved.

Lalliella · 02/02/2021 08:10

I’ve just discovered this thread. You’re awesome OP! You should be union rep! Glad it’s all worked out for you, hope your ex supervisor isn’t toooooo ill!

Parkermumma07 · 02/02/2021 08:12

Can you ring in sick yourself I know it’s not ideal

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Wankerchief · 02/02/2021 08:15

@Goodbye2020Hello2021

Xpost! Did you sort out the ‘disciplinary meeting’?
I text the interim manager asking about it (as did the two others) and she said there was nothing recorded do on our side theres no issue. From what i gather the manager put it all on the shift supervisor and she took the hit and got moved.
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mrbensbaker · 02/02/2021 08:17

@winesolveseverything

Does she know one personally?

Could they have used their own personal issue rapid test on her? Not that they are very reliable- she would still need an official test doing.

I have the LFTs here which I've signed for, when we get them we sign to say that they are for our own personal use only and were told at the briefing that we absolutely cannot use them for anybody else. When you use it it has to be registered to you with the NHS.
cdtaylornats · 02/02/2021 08:19

Sounds like the paramedic saw her and diagnosed horse not zebra.

Not all coughs are Covid.

dottiedaisee · 02/02/2021 08:22

Definitely email a recap of your meeting and obviously also try and reference your original concerns ! You need as much written evidence as possible that you are being bullied!

Itsnotlikethiswithotherpeople · 02/02/2021 08:28

@Covine

Sounds like bullshit. I wouldn't want to work with her. Even if she has genuinely had a negative test isn't the advice that you isolate anyway if you have symptoms?
No, it’s not.
Itsnotlikethiswithotherpeople · 02/02/2021 08:30

I’m sorry so many of you got ill. Are you well now?
For others, advice is to get tested (not rapid flow) if you have symptoms. Rapid flow (at least in current guidance!) isn’t meant to be used for symptomatic people anyway.

C8H10N4O2 · 02/02/2021 08:33

PHE take employers not allowing staff to isolate & encouragement of employees to attend work with symptoms extremely seriously

And exactly how many companies have been fined or prosecuted for not maintaining Covid safe workplaces?

Its a farce. We can send mini police forces to stop individuals walking in the country side but enforcement of safe workplaces is a joke. People are entirely at the mercy of their employers. Unsurprisingly the lowest paid, least secure workforces are generally those being coerced to work in unsafe workplaces on a large scale.

Covidwedding123 · 02/02/2021 08:36

This is shocking!

WitchesBritchesPumpkinPants · 02/02/2021 08:36

@cdtaylornats

Sounds like the paramedic saw her and diagnosed horse not zebra.

Not all coughs are Covid.

Try reading the OP's posts at least!
C8H10N4O2 · 02/02/2021 08:39

We also all got a call to talk about the situation and to be fair she listened and was very clear that they don't support the management teams stance and said that will be fully investigated and we will all be updated

The area management and head office find it more difficult to turn a blind eye to bad practice when its written down somewhere and can't be denied.

However the targets that local shift managers/store managers have to hit are being set by those same people. So each layer can point the finger at another, someone lower down the food chain will get moved, but the idea that the hierarchy don't know what goes on at local level is unrealistic. Most of them come from the local level and know exactly what goes on.

Staff have little protection other than to join a union. Not a magic bullet but at least an avenue for whistle blowing and some are supportive with legal cases.

Whenwillow · 02/02/2021 08:48

I am so shocked reading this.

AnxiousWeirdo · 02/02/2021 08:49

I've worked for some ropey employers in my time but I absolutely couldn't believe what I was reading here! I'm so glad for you that you found someone higher up that is taking this seriously. I wish you all the best in all of this, as well as for your son Flowers

Sportsnight · 02/02/2021 08:56

I’m glad you tested negative OP. I’m assuming supermarket? It’s utterly depressing to think companies are being so cavalier with their employees health (and their customers too if you have people coming into store). Makes you wonder what other health and safety stuff they cut corners on.

tatutata · 02/02/2021 09:04

this is why the virus is spreading. Not because someone walked past you on a walk ffs.

AwaAnBileYerHeid · 02/02/2021 09:22

Could they have used one of the rapid flow tests (not the lateral flow tests) that return results in 90 mins? I guess it would make sense if paramedics had access to these to test folk before deciding to bring them into hospital, whether to put them into a covid/non covid ward etc. However I don't actually know with any certainty whether or not the ambulance service carries these tests kits.

AwaAnBileYerHeid · 02/02/2021 09:23

And I'm sorry if I've missed any updates, I've not read the entire thread.

oakleaffy · 02/02/2021 09:27

@cdtaylornats

Sounds like the paramedic saw her and diagnosed horse not zebra.

Not all coughs are Covid.

This one was!!!!!