Coronavirus at office

[matthew68]

On Saturday someone returned to work having been tested positive for coronavirus they have been off for 10 days isolating following the procedure,someone else has tested positive apparently for coronavirus last week, we only found this out through the person contacting a friend at work the manager did not make us aware that these people had contacted coronavirus . Is it not the managers duty to make staff aware that two members of the delivery office contacted Covid? Also people who have been in close contact with these guys should surely have been informed and I know that he has been sorting very close of the people on the packet sorting frame, why was this allowed to happen without us being informed and what should I do as I’m quite concerned now that there are people completely ignoring social distance in at our place and the manager appears to be doing nothing about it and not informing people about Covid cases in our office, We don’t have any union representation anymore as the guy retired before Christmas it seems the manager seems to be happy to do what he wants now he has gone has he not follow procedure properly if he hasn’t what should I do next?

[1560loopsayear]

I think almost everybody could put their hand up of knowing someone who has tested positive for Coronavirus and have met the 'close contact' definition (15 or more minutes within 2 metres of distance) but haven't been made aware via Track 'n' Trace. When this is all over we may get 'brownie' points for our Vaccination rollout - but it will be a big for our Test, Trace and Isolate process.

Still at least we won't have anyone responsible for that cock-up close to our door...

[matthew68]

I think almost everybody could put their hand up of knowing someone who has tested positive for Coronavirus and have met the 'close contact' definition (15 or more minutes within 2 metres of distance) but haven't been made aware via Track 'n' Trace. When this is all over we may get 'brownie' points for our Vaccination rollout - but it will be a big for our Test, Trace and Isolate process.

Still at least we won't have anyone responsible for that cock-up close to our door...

True, but why didn’t the manager inform anyone, surely he should have

[rambo1]

I disagree, surely whatever illness someone is off with should remain private and confidential. Track and trace is the legal standpoint of informing someone they have been in contact and have to isolate. Other than that or showing symptoms yourself, you must go to work however ridiculous this may seem. That's why this virus is dragging on and on I'm afraid.

[Coffee lover]

I disagree, surely whatever illness someone is off with should remain private and confidential. Track and trace is the legal standpoint of informing someone they have been in contact and have to isolate. Other than that or showing symptoms yourself, you must go to work however ridiculous this may seem. That's why this virus is dragging on and on I'm afraid.

It’s not private when there is a pandemic as we are trying to stop the spread, and also according to nhs website anyone who has been in close contact with that person needs to isolate If you read what this means it’s quite possible that many people in the delivery office fall into that category and you wouldn’t have track and trace because you don’t scanning at work, so the manager should have informed the staff especially those who have been in close contact with him and it is this lack of caring and following correct correct procedures which is why we are in such a state in this country and the pandemic is almost out of control and still deaths rising

[k979aaa]

The virus is endemic all over the world.

[Zicomurphy]

I disagree, surely whatever illness someone is off with should remain private and confidential. Track and trace is the legal standpoint of informing someone they have been in contact and have to isolate. Other than that or showing symptoms yourself, you must go to work however ridiculous this may seem. That's why this virus is dragging on and on I'm afraid.

It’s not private when there is a pandemic as we are trying to stop the spread, and also according to nhs website anyone who has been in close contact with that person needs to isolate If you read what this means it’s quite possible that many people in the delivery office fall into that category and you wouldn’t have track and trace because you don’t scanning at work, so the manager should have informed the staff especially those who have been in close contact with him and it is this lack of caring and following correct correct procedures which is why we are in such a state in this country and the pandemic is almost out of control and still deaths rising

This is why people need to have the app on their phone if they can. We recently had one person test positive in our office which led to a further 6 people being informed by the test and trace app that they needed to self isolate due to qualifying as a close contact.

I think it’s quite damning of the working environment that 6 people were notified when social distancing is supposed to be in place. I also don’t believe for one moment that if they didn’t have the app on their phone management would have told them to go home and isolate as a precaution and they would all have had to keep working.

[k979aaa]

I disagree, surely whatever illness someone is off with should remain private and confidential. Track and trace is the legal standpoint of informing someone they have been in contact and have to isolate. Other than that or showing symptoms yourself, you must go to work however ridiculous this may seem. That's why this virus is dragging on and on I'm afraid.

It’s not private when there is a pandemic as we are trying to stop the spread, and also according to nhs website anyone who has been in close contact with that person needs to isolate If you read what this means it’s quite possible that many people in the delivery office fall into that category and you wouldn’t have track and trace because you don’t scanning at work, so the manager should have informed the staff especially those who have been in close contact with him and it is this lack of caring and following correct correct procedures which is why we are in such a state in this country and the pandemic is almost out of control and still deaths rising

This is why people need to have the app on their phone if they can. We recently had one person test positive in our office which led to a further 6 people being informed by the test and trace app that they needed to self isolate due to qualifying as a close contact.

I think it’s quite damning of the working environment that 6 people were notified when social distancing is supposed to be in place. I also don’t believe for one moment that if they didn’t have the app on their phone management would have told them to go home and isolate as a precaution and they would all have had to keep working.

Ask the CEO he was in charge of the test and trace app.

[SpacePhoenix]

I disagree, surely whatever illness someone is off with should remain private and confidential. Track and trace is the legal standpoint of informing someone they have been in contact and have to isolate. Other than that or showing symptoms yourself, you must go to work however ridiculous this may seem. That's why this virus is dragging on and on I'm afraid.

It’s not private when there is a pandemic as we are trying to stop the spread, and also according to nhs website anyone who has been in close contact with that person needs to isolate If you read what this means it’s quite possible that many people in the delivery office fall into that category and you wouldn’t have track and trace because you don’t scanning at work, so the manager should have informed the staff especially those who have been in close contact with him and it is this lack of caring and following correct correct procedures which is why we are in such a state in this country and the pandemic is almost out of control and still deaths rising

This is why people need to have the app on their phone if they can. We recently had one person test positive in our office which led to a further 6 people being informed by the test and trace app that they needed to self isolate due to qualifying as a close contact.

I think it’s quite damning of the working environment that 6 people were notified when social distancing is supposed to be in place. I also don’t believe for one moment that if they didn’t have the app on their phone management would have told them to go home and isolate as a precaution and they would all have had to keep working.

Fairly sure that technically management could conduct code any of us for having our phones on the floor with us

[iHateD2Ds]

I find it appalling that Managers fail to inform employees that their nearby work colleagues have Covid.
Gross negligence in my opinion!

All they are bothered about is getting the walk covered, so they tell as little people as possible, citing data protection xxxxocks.

Nothing will be done until there is a mass number of people catching Covid at the same time/office, and it will happen with this kind of working practice.

[SpacePhoenix]

Nothing will be done until there is a mass number of people catching Covid at the same time/office, and it will happen with this kind of working practice.

Probably more likely in a MC as staff can be moved to any work area that they're trained for at any time during a shift. There can't be so much moving between work areas in DOs

[Woody Guthrie]

Fairly sure that technically management could conduct code any of us for having our phones on the floor with us

No they couldn't.
Technically or otherwise.

[SpacePhoenix]

Fairly sure that technically management could conduct code any of us for having our phones on the floor with us

No they couldn't.
Technically or otherwise.

Official Secrets Act? Don't know if newer staff have to sign it, when I started everyone had to sign it

[Woody Guthrie]

Fairly sure that technically management could conduct code any of us for having our phones on the floor with us

No they couldn't.
Technically or otherwise.

Official Secrets Act? Don't know if newer staff have to sign it, when I started everyone had to sign it

Nobody has ever had to sign the Official Secrets Act, that's a postie myth. It's an Act not a contract.

You can sign to acknowledge that you've been notified of it or that you've been made aware that it may apply but the Act applies to everyone in the country.

It's a confidentiality clause we sign, a standard company thing but nowhere on it does it say you can't carry your phone about with you.

[RTP]

Lol, people where signing this thing before mobiles were even thought of.