Cabin Fever

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Alex is not being paid, while self-isolation

"It is quite hard, even after Two Days . Cabin Fever sets in, and not knowing whether you will start to have Symptoms is Stress. "

Alex, who is on an internship with an ecological consultancy, self-isolation after a trip to Tenerife, even if it will leave, pulling him out of the pocket.

He was on the North of The Island , when reports started coming out about the coronavirus is.

Although Alex, and the people he was with, was not at The Hotel , They said there was a possibility that you might have come in contact with someone who had.

So, when They came home, They decided to keep themselves apart from all others for at least Two Weeks .

Alex, who is studying natural Sciences at the University of Nottingham, is an internship with an ecological consultancy. He is missing out on around £600 of pay, by isolating themselves.

That is quite a chunk of money for Alex, who has to save to pay, for example, to rent.

"I'm happy - my work is on Board," he says. "I'm losing massively. I don't earn a lot of money. It brings me very close to financial difficulties. "

Alex is currently at his parents' house, but he says: "I want to Go Home and see my Partner . "

guests were under quarantine in a hotel in Tenerife according to some tourists, who tested positive for The Virus

So, why do you do it Although Alex is aware of the fact that a relatively small number of coronavirus-become cases critically, he wants to help reduce The Risk of spreading the disease to the people to whom it could concern strong.

His girlfriend is working with vulnerable people, and he doesn't want to have The Risk of transmitting The Virus to her, if he is, and so is up to you.

Alex realizes that he is "in a unique position, with a flexible job," but he thinks it is very important to try it, the spread of the disease.

Out of pocket

The Trades Union Congress wants to change The Rules on sick pay, so that everyone who isolate themselves, to be paid on the coronavirus guaranteed.

He estimates that about two million workers earn enough to qualify for statutory sick pay.

started the company, their directives to the staff. Pub chain Wetherspoons has told the workers that state that an employee's performance for The First Three Days of the absence.

Sarah Chilton, a Partner in the Employment Law firm CM Murray, says the statutory sick pay rules "can leave, to pull A Number of employees out of the bag".

"I think that this is a wider problem, however, is that some employers only pay the statutory continued payment of wages in case of illness, says not necessarily so much as the contractual pay," she said.

But if employees choose to isolate yourself, you are not entitled to sick pay under The Law , she says.

"I think The Risk is that, if anyone knows that if you self-isolate, you will not be entitled to the allowance, and you have no Symptoms - you are not sick - They can tend not to self-isolate.

"the company would have to pay a wider Risk - somebody who have a bit more money for a period of self-isolation, or someone who potentially bring a really distracting and harmful to a economic and people-the level of The Virus in the workplace. "

advice from Acas says employers should consider the numbers of people that isolate themselves, Ms Chilton says, and that is what the government says, as well.

"So, I think it is a strong Signal to the government that what should be done. "

employers also have a duty of care towards employees, the says their health and safety, you.

If necessary and possible, the "economically viable situation" is, so people can work from home, she adds.

Source of news: bbc.com