CoronaBlocker wrote: » Folks, I've absolutely adored reading these threads through the last few weeks. All of your contributions have educated, enlivened and entertained me through long days at home here where I am. Thank you one and all. I'm a non-essential worker (print-production) on the wage subsidy scheme and have been home since late March, like many others - but I have just received a text from my employer saying that we are to resume work tomorrow morning. Back in the office at 9 for a few "covid related jobs". Now I'd dearly love to get back to work - but are we actually allowed to? I'm still not actually certain if our lockdown is purely based on compliance or actual enforcement. If 10 of us all plod back into the office in the morning and then all shoot off home for tea in the evening are we not undermining all the efforts of the whole population to date? Sure what's the difference between that and me heading off down to my (imaginary) holiday home in Mayo? Is my employer right to open up the business again? Or is he being sneaky here? Might small business owners have been sent discreet word to re-open? I'm on 70% pay courtesy of other tax-payers and would like to start contributing again of course but this feels like an ethical question now, because to my knowledge, Simon Harris has not declared safety yet. I would really appreciate some opinions on this as I'm genuinely troubled over what I should do.
Mic 1972 wrote: » Surprise surprise, parents who are sick of minding their own kids at home while there is a world wide emergency right now Very selfish
lastusername wrote: » Phone call to your local garda station should clear that up....not seeing how print-production is essential unless it to keep the newspapers going or something!
CoronaBlocker wrote: » Is that not essentially shopping my employer though?
BanditLuke wrote: » Not essential work im afraid. Unless your employer can provide you with a letter stating such to produce to the Gardai at any roadblocks i'd thread carefully.
BanditLuke wrote: » Not essential work im afraid.
GazzaL wrote: » You're very quick to make judgements without knowing anything about the "covid related jobs".
CoronaBlocker wrote: » Does the employer need approval himself to write such a letter? And are there penalties if he gives me a letter even though it is essentially, non-essential work? Just because he writes a letter it doesn't make it valid, no? Is that my way forward though? To ask my employer for a letter stating the purpose of my journey?
stephenjmcd wrote: » Print production is covered as an essential service if needed Look at manufacturing and information and communications. Have a family member in the same sort of industry, they work maybe 2 days a week at the moment just doing anything that's covid related, an post stuff etc, have a letter from the employer to get you through any checkpoints. Employer just has to state on the letter the industry and your function to said work
BanditLuke wrote: » You are working in a non essential industry. Now unless the company is producing leaflets, billboards etc..for the HSE that's another story. Nobody here can make a decision for you but if i was wearing your shoes i'd be contacting my employer for a letter.
easypazz wrote: » They will open a lot on May 5th, then by middle of June hair salons, bars, restaurants, coffee shops etc. will open in some capacity and €350 will be snip snip snip.
Cork Boy 53 wrote: » I`m not sure what you mean by covid related jobs. Anyway, if as you state yourself, you are employed in a non- essential service I don`t see how you can be obliged to go back to work tomorrow. Will there be distancing measures put in place, hand sanitizers, masks etc. provided? What about canteen regulations assuming there is one in your workplace? These are issues that need answering before making a decision on whether to go back or not.
CoronaBlocker wrote: » I appreciate your view, thank you. I think I will do that to at least cover myself.
CoronaBlocker wrote: » Ok, that's good information, thank you.
oceanman wrote: » these type of loans never get paid back, we simply just pay the interest on the the loan, and if we lock in the low interest rate we have at the moment its nearly free money.
Cork Boy 53 wrote: » I`m not sure what you mean by covid related jobs. Anyway, if as you state yourself, you are employed in a non-essential service I don`t see how you can be obliged to go back to work tomorrow. Will there be distancing measures put in place, hand sanitizers, masks etc. provided? What about canteen regulations assuming there is one in your workplace? These are issues that need answering before making a decision on whether to go back or not.
stephenjmcd wrote: » Theres alot of other things to take into account though as well. The employer has to have social distancing measures in place, hand sanitizer etc
Hearty80 wrote: » My ass, people who want to cripple our economy..... Selfish and stupid
Mic 1972 wrote: » now, that is stupid who in their right mind want o cripple their own economy? you seem to deny there is a pandemic at the moment, people have health concerns about themselves and their families stay at home and relax
road_high wrote: » Perhaps not but some people are pragmatic in a business sense and realise if they don't get back to some work there won't be any work or business left to go back to ever. This rigid union type mindset displayed in this post won't pay the bills.
Mic 1972 wrote: » now, that is stupidwho in their right mind want o cripple their own economy? you seem to deny there is a pandemic at the moment, people have health concerns about themselves and their families stay at home and relax
Ace2007 wrote: » If the morality/morbidity rate was high for kids, i wonder would Hearty have the same out look - lets get the kids back in school and see what happens... I feel like their outlook would be very different.
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