How come if Covid is finished I've got it now

Covid will be around forever in some form, so governments around the world will never be able to please everyone with whenever they decide to drop all restrictions. As long as people are respectful of others if they decide different to themselves it's OK. If someone doesn't want to wear a mask that is their choice to make. If someone wants to be in the minority still wearing them then that's their choice too.

 

Get well soon.

I'm going to avoid doing a full days work as well, as a show of solidarity

 

Absolutely this.
Vulnerable people will continue wearing masks but they’re frankly not much use if the idiot next to you in the cinema is not wearing one and freely spreading a disease he knows he has.

 

Now the government has effectively downgraded the illness. People will be selfish. You can work with it and don't have to isolate. Unfortunately testing positive for Covid doesn't go down on the list of illnesses that HR turn a blind eye to anymore. This places people in an emotional dilemma. Phone in sick, self isolate and save lives or go to work with a light cough and keep your job.

 

"not getting the chance to shop for cheese and wine" , was the most upsetting part of the story

 

Nice one Boris.

 

Firstly before anyone jumps in I want to be very clear that anyone knowingly leaving their house when testing positive and mingling with others is an utter **** in my eyes.

Despite that, there comes a point where Covid has to have parity in the way we approach it like flu does. Flu kills people and yet we have no restrictions on anyone with it having to isolate. We can't have one rule for one and one for another now the vaccinations are readily available. So we either adapt the law to make it illegal for anyone with an infectious or potentially fatal disease or virus to leave the house until testing negative or we keep it as it is.

As stated right at the start, anyone infectious should absolutely staying at home and doing their bit to protect others. The question is whether it is necessary to make it a legal requirement or not. I would argue it doesn't and those people out and about with it would do so regardless anyway, knowing the chances of proving it/ bringing it to court is low.

ps Get well soon!

 

That's why you don't have to declare certain sexual illnesses.

 

but what if you run out of wine, cheese and ski wax ??

 

100% this is the reality. So many people are penalised for being ill they continue to work.

 

you can leave the house with crabs, but all that walking sideways means its not worth the effort

 

There will be people who have little choice, if their employer now views Covid in the same way as any other absence. So there will be people being forced into going to work, because they can't afford not to.

 

my boss said "don't be whinging about covid there is a war on, man up and get on with it "

 

That isn't necessarily the law that needs changing though, it is employers' attitudes towards sickness. They need to accommodate it and look at the bigger picture. Person A may have just cold symptoms but Person B may be floored by it, and so on, resulting in lots of people off. You could say the same for many illnesses. You wouldn't want someone with norovirus or flu rocking up to work either.

 

Sorry to hear that, Dave, old mate. Get well soon.

 

Legislation needs to back up employee's in that case. It isn't enough for attitude's to change. They won't without legislation. It's easier to pay someone else to do the job.

 

Maybe the legislation already does though? I don't know. HR isn't my area.

 

most bosses think your just skiving