Being able to be furloughed whilst looking after children

I work in the public sector full time and also have to look after my children. My work is non essential. Workload has increased with no ease yet I still have to look after my children. I’m having to work nights to catch up sometimes until 2/3 in the morning. Other sectors employees are having salaries 80 % paid by the public purse but are able to not work. I am really struggling and I know many other public sector workers are also. I agree with schools not reopening however employees need to have an appropriate work life balance and not expected to ramp up work whislt having young children to look after. If not I’ll with Coronavirus I will be I’ll due to being stretched too far and this is not good for me, my children or employer. Special leave is not allowed, and I couldn’t afford being without pay. The only option my employer is giving me is to take all my annual leave now. Again I will burn out if not able to take annual leave for the remainder of 2020. We are not being given the same opportunities to look after children whilst 80 % paid as is the rest of the population. Public employees with children under 20 should be given the opportunity to furlough

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Mental health. Looking after children.

by consult1 on May 06, 2020 at 07:17PM

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  • Posted by Katie May 06, 2020 at 23:38

    Agree - and this is happening in private sector too - employers making us continue working whilst we are looking after young children, and we end up exhausted. Employer could use furlough but refuses - we should have a ‘right’ to choose furlough in these circumstances.
  • Posted by consult1 May 07, 2020 at 12:09

    God point. If schools stay closed and employees need to look after children under 10, then they should have the option of being furloughed in order to look after children.
  • Posted by consult1 May 07, 2020 at 12:09

    Good point
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