Covid positive at work !

[exaandt]

Hello I hope you are all well and keeping safe.
Today we had two covid positive postman come into office for work.
I asked my dom what was going on and was told it now RM policy that they can come to work.
I now starting later to avoid possible covid interaction but feel sorry for others .
Anyone else had this?
Take care

[redlen]

It depends if they are showing symptoms and/or are unwell.
If that is the case, then they have to self isolate

[SpacePhoenix]

It depends if they are showing symptoms and/or are unwell.
If that is the case, then they have to self isolate

Doubt they will, it's not legally required any more and self isolating now counts as normal sick so counts towards stages

[Haditup]

You are doing the right thing,Believe me.
Ok ,Omicron is less nasty than Delta for most but this is an ever changing virus.
No PCR testing after April 1st!

Ignorance is bliss but also a killer.

[aiden01]

It depends if they are showing symptoms and/or are unwell.
If that is the case, then they have to self isolate

If they are positive whats the difference. no your wrong self isolation might aswell not exist anymore. If you were on a stage 2 an got covid what would you do isolate or go to work not a great choice.

[Clappedoutpostie]

Where are the union on this, don’t know of any at ours that are positive but what if say u van share partner was positive, are u just expected to crack on?

[redlen]

It depends if they are showing symptoms and/or are unwell.
If that is the case, then they have to self isolate

If they are positive whats the difference. no your wrong self isolation might aswell not exist anymore. If you were on a stage 2 an got covid what would you do isolate or go to work not a great choice.

There is no longer a legal requirement for people with coronavirus (COVID-19) infection to self-isolate, however if you have any of the main symptoms of COVID-19 or a positive test result, the public health advice is to stay at home and avoid contact with other people.

This will come under Regulation 3 Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 on individual risk assessments

[iHateD2Ds]

To knowingly,have Covid and expected to come into work is gross negligence in my opinion.
Everybody’s immune system responds differently, you could be ok with Omicron or any other variant but your partner,neighbour,work colleague could be severely ill and there’s Long Covid to think about.

Remember,the Virus is ever changing and vaccinations need to be tweaked for different variants but we are still using the original vaccine!

This Government is chancing your health and well-being.
Royal Mail is chancing your health and well-being.

We need personally take control what we believe is right for ourselves.
Whether that's wearing a ffp3 mask , starting later to avoid crowded Delivery offices, it’s down to YOUR choice.

Let’s see how the next six month progress with No PCR testing and No free Lateral Flow kits.


Below from the Government’s website
The emergence of new variants will be a significant factor in determining the future path of the virus. New variants of COVID-19 will continue to emerge. This could include variants that render vaccines less effective, are resistant to antivirals, or cause more severe disease.The pathway to greater stability will also be affected by the use of vaccination and available treatments.

[Orinoko]

Your not expected to come in. In a statement from Royal Mail put out on the 'Workplace' app it said 'If you test positive for Covid, you are still advised to stay at home and avoid contact with others for at least five full days.' 'If you have symptoms of Covid-19, you have a personal responsibility to protect yourself and others by staying at home.'

[Bowiefan]

copy paste of myself, but hopefully it improves the chances of this becoming more common knowledge:

There is too much emphasis on the 5 days as well, as if it's “right, you've had 5 days, back to work.”

The bit that keeps being left out, deliberately or not you be the judge, is that you are meant to keep testing and remain in isolation until you've had 2 negative tests in a row (on consecutive days) before returning to 'your normal routine'. People are returning to work whilst positive, due to intimidation or worry over stages, and thus the cycle continues as they infect others.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... r-contacts

[SpacePhoenix]

Unless RM pay for the tests, perhaps not now but in April once the tests have to be paid for, probably few if anyone will bother testing in the first place.

Until RM go back to covid self isolation not counting towards a stage, you're probably going to get loads going in whether positive or not. Whose going to risk a stage 3 if covid self isolation would push them onto a stage 3?

[Bowiefan]

Unless RM pay for the tests, perhaps not now but in April once the tests have to be paid for, probably few if anyone will bother testing in the first place.

Until RM go back to covid self isolation not counting towards a stage, you're probably going to get loads going in whether positive or not. Whose going to risk a stage 3 if covid self isolation would push them onto a stage 3?

Without intending to sound hostile or argumentative, that's speculation and conjecture and isn't my concern. My concern is to highlight that current and correct health guidance (which may or may not change April 1st) is being ignored. Whether that is because Royal Mail/DOMs are deliberately misrepresenting it, lack of general awareness, poor reading comprehension...we're back to speculation and it's not for me to say.

[Dorset Plodder]

We're pretty lucky in Deliveries that we spend most of our working day outside, in the fresh air!

I believe the main problem exists in those two, or three, hours we spend indoor prepping the walks. Obviously Van Shares have additional exposure.

In future I'm going to be a bit more concious of that indoor time, already some staff have started masking up again on IPS. Luckily most of the Covid adjustments are still in place i.e we haven't moved all the frames back closer together and subconsciously I think people are still giving colleagues more room when queing up etc. I stopped masking up to clear Businesses and Post Offices but I think I'll go back to masks. It's not a major problem.

[POSTMAN]

I have just for info 'stickied' Royal Mail's announcement...
Come to work but don't come to work RM Covid changes : **Living With Covid** Government Announcement

[biggiehud]

POSTMAN EDIT : Message deleted-wtf!