glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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My wife’s friend is 70+ and has worked as a secretary at a large car dealership for 17 years.
She has no health problems whatsoever but has been sent home from work to self-isolate purely because ’she is in a category that the government says is susceptible to Covid-19 and should be self-isolating’. Her employer is only giving her SSP and will not pay her normal salary.
She is not sick so can anyone with knowledge of employment law tell me if this is a legitimate course of action?
It seems decidedly dodgy to me, not least because she is not sick and the government suggestion for those over 70 is not to self-isolate but to reduce unnecessary social contact. It is not mandatory and does not relate to avoiding going to work.
She has no health problems whatsoever but has been sent home from work to self-isolate purely because ’she is in a category that the government says is susceptible to Covid-19 and should be self-isolating’. Her employer is only giving her SSP and will not pay her normal salary.
She is not sick so can anyone with knowledge of employment law tell me if this is a legitimate course of action?
It seems decidedly dodgy to me, not least because she is not sick and the government suggestion for those over 70 is not to self-isolate but to reduce unnecessary social contact. It is not mandatory and does not relate to avoiding going to work.