Lock Down.......Shielding Again.....Sick Pay All Used Up

[NWpostie]

Jim ,I sympathise with your predicament.

The question “Why doesn’t Royal Mail offer furlough to employees who are clinically vulnerable” is beggars belief.
I think the CWU needs to address the situation ,because until everyone is vaccinated COVID is going to be around.

In the meantime ,I would take the financial hit and stay safe, but I realise not everyone has savings to cushion the blow.

I do find it strange that they don't offer furlough as it doesn't cost them anything, 80% of your wages has to be better than half pay.

[yorkychris]

Still no sheilding letter arrived for me yet, so I’m expected to work until I get one.

[solar_plexus]

Still no sheilding letter arrived for me yet, so I’m expected to work until I get one.

If you've had a letter in the past, you should not be expected to work. If your manager says otherwise, get in touch with HR. You should also sign up to have the shielding letter delivered by email as well as snail mail, that way you'll get the letter more quickly within 24 hours of shielding being announced.

[yorkychris]

Still no sheilding letter arrived for me yet, so I’m expected to work until I get one.

If you've had a letter in the past, you should not be expected to work. If your manager says otherwise, get in touch with HR. You should also sign up to have the shielding letter delivered by email as well as snail mail, that way you'll get the letter more quickly within 24 hours of shielding being announced.

Yes I’ve had sheilding letters before for 2 the previous lockdowns, can you have the sheilding letter sent via email.
Do you have a link to sign up.
Thanks...

[solar_plexus]

Still no sheilding letter arrived for me yet, so I’m expected to work until I get one.

If you've had a letter in the past, you should not be expected to work. If your manager says otherwise, get in touch with HR. You should also sign up to have the shielding letter delivered by email as well as snail mail, that way you'll get the letter more quickly within 24 hours of shielding being announced.

Yes I’ve had sheilding letters before for 2 the previous lockdowns, can you have the sheilding letter sent via email.
Do you have a link to sign up.
Thanks...

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-shielding-support

[yorkychris]

Still no sheilding letter arrived for me yet, so I’m expected to work until I get one.

If you've had a letter in the past, you should not be expected to work. If your manager says otherwise, get in touch with HR. You should also sign up to have the shielding letter delivered by email as well as snail mail, that way you'll get the letter more quickly within 24 hours of shielding being announced.

Yes I’ve had sheilding letters before for 2 the previous lockdowns, can you have the sheilding letter sent via email.
Do you have a link to sign up.
Thanks...

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-shielding-support

Thanks I did that very early in the pandemic, I’ve filled it in again yesterday with all contact details.

[manboss]

Still no sheilding letter arrived for me yet, so I’m expected to work until I get one.

If you've had a letter in the past, you should not be expected to work. If your manager says otherwise, get in touch with HR. You should also sign up to have the shielding letter delivered by email as well as snail mail, that way you'll get the letter more quickly within 24 hours of shielding being announced.

Yes I’ve had sheilding letters before for 2 the previous lockdowns, can you have the sheilding letter sent via email.
Do you have a link to sign up.
Thanks...

https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus-shielding-support

Thanks I did that very early in the pandemic, I’ve filled it in again yesterday with all contact details.

I'm the same as you yorkychris, havent recieved a letter and i was shielding in the previous 2, i don't know if they've changed who's classed as CEV but i also didn't get a letter for going into tier 4. so i just keep going to work tbh

[mentaltheshots]

I get an email, which is the letter about shielding. about a week later I get a letter posted to me. I have never registered on any gov website about receiving an email about shielding. perhaps you should speak to your GP?

[yorkychris]

I get an email, which is the letter about shielding. about a week later I get a letter posted to me. I have never registered on any gov website about receiving an email about shielding. perhaps you should speak to your GP?

Letter arrived today so all sorted now.

[k979aaa]

Jim ,I sympathise with your predicament.

The question “Why doesn’t Royal Mail offer furlough to employees who are clinically vulnerable” is beggars belief.
I think the CWU needs to address the situation ,because until everyone is vaccinated COVID is going to be around.

In the meantime ,I would take the financial hit and stay safe, but I realise not everyone has savings to cushion the blow.

Furlough is a redundancy of staff so they don't go on the books in the USA they use it to lay staff off without payment over here they use it as the government has shut the economy down. Thing is most business will lay off all the people on furlough in the next few months. The better question is why are we in lockdown and why are those who are at grave danger being put into harms way with a vaccine around the corner.