Some are working others are not.
By DINNERLADY
@lazydaizee (6737)
United Kingdom
May 14, 2020 3:46am CST
As part of the UK lockdown many people were not allowed to go to work and it was only certain workplaces that were allowed to stay open. This week they started to allow more workplaces to open.
I have heard people say that they did not want to go to work because they still felt unsafe. Also it seems that people who have worked all the way through the lockdown are getting upset because half of the workforce are at home enjoying the nice weather and still getting paid , while they have had to work. I have also heard that the people who want to work but are not allowed to are getting bored and worried about their financial situation because of having to take a cut in wages. Many are worried that they will not have a job to go back to.
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
14 May 20
It is a complicated issue. My wife (Principal Education Officer) is currently working (from home) on how the schools in Leicester should respond to calls to re-open. There is considerable opposition from the teaching unions, who wield a great deal of political power locally.
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@indexer (4852)
• Leicester, England
14 May 20
@lazydaizee It will not be easy. It will in any case have to be done piecemeal if the rule about class sizes no greater than 15 is followed. That will mean that children will not be able to attend school every day but only on alternate days - which is what they are doing in France.
One feature that applies in Leicester (and Leicestershire) that is a bit different to the rest of the country is our term dates. Schools break up on 10th July, which means that getting children back to school will only be for six weeks maximum and not seven or eight.
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@lazydaizee (6737)
• United Kingdom
18 May 20
@indexer It is all very confusing isn`t it, and the summer holidays will soon be here too.
@lazydaizee (6737)
• United Kingdom
14 May 20
They are saying that only children of certain ages are allowed to go back to school. This will cause problems in homes where some of the children have to go back while others are still at home. I know they will try to stagger the schools re-opening but it does not seem fair on the children or their parents especially if the parents are supposed to be going back to work.
@Lavanya15 (12888)
• Chennai, India
14 May 20
Not only almost all countries facing this issues... Not possible to edge from one side... Some likes work from home.. Some don't like this.. It depends upon their views..
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@lazydaizee (6737)
• United Kingdom
14 May 20
I suppose it does depend on the person`s individual circumstances.
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@amitkokiladitya (171935)
• Agra, India
14 May 20
Different people have different thoughts and different problems
It is impossible to judge who is correct and who is incorrect
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@lazydaizee (6737)
• United Kingdom
14 May 20
I suppose if affects different people in different ways depending on their circumstances.
@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
14 May 20
Even here, we dont know what our working arrangement will be in the long run. It is giving me confusion and worry. But I will just ride the tide.
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@lazydaizee (6737)
• United Kingdom
14 May 20
There is nothing anyone can do about this situation, like you say, we must `ride the tide'
@JaneLijie (156)
• China
14 May 20
That's a really bad situation. Hope we can get through this in the short future.
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@lazydaizee (6737)
• United Kingdom
14 May 20
I am worried about the long term future because we will be paying for this for years to come.
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@JaneLijie (156)
• China
14 May 20
@lazydaizee I don't know what to say. Situation in China is getting better now but still not good. We just have to believe that all is under control of the government.
@cherriefic (10400)
• Philippines
15 May 20
Around here, it's no work-no pay! That's why people are getting restless.
@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
14 May 20
This is an escalating mess of a situation.
